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The Long And Winding Road: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
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The Long And Winding Road written out as piano music: the vi – vii – vi – vii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
The Long And Winding Road chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 2 | Dm | vii | D F A |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Dm | vii | D F A |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm 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 Long And Winding Road
Does the sheet music for The Long And Winding Road 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 Long And Winding Road?
The loop is Cm – Dm – Cm – Dm (vi – vii – vi – vii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Long And Winding Road in?
Eb major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Long And Winding Road?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Long And Winding Road 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 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.