Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The End: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- C major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- Medium
The End written out as piano music: the I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays drumming bass (broken chord 1-1) and the right hand ticking clock.
The End chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F7 | IV7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | F7 | IV7 | F A C Eb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: drumming bass (broken chord 1-1) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the C7 – F7 – C7 – F7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about The End
Does the sheet music for The End have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in The End?
The loop is C7 – F7 – C7 – F7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The End in?
C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The End?
Drumming bass: broken chord 1-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The End easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.