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The Rising Of The Moon: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Irish Folksong

  • A minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Rising tideRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Rising Of The Moon written out as piano music: the i – bIII – i – bVII loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rising tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12) and the right hand steady chords.

The Rising Of The Moon chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmiA C E
2CIIIC E G
3AmiA C E
4GVIIG B D

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: rising tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Am – C – Am – G 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 Rising Of The Moon

Does the sheet music for The Rising Of The Moon 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 Rising Of The Moon?

The loop is Am – C – Am – G (i – bIII – i – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is The Rising Of The Moon in?

A minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Rising Of The Moon?

Rising tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Rising Of The Moon 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.