Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Second Time Around: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Sammy Cahn
- C major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1960
- Medium
The Second Time Around written out as piano music: the Imaj7 – I – vii7 – III7 – Imaj7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand soft chords.
The Second Time Around 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 | Cmaj7 | Imaj7 | C E G B |
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | Bm7 | vii7 | B D F# A |
| 4 | E7 | III7 | E G# 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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Cmaj7 – C – C – Bm7 – E7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about The Second Time Around
Does the sheet music for The Second Time Around 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 Second Time Around?
The loop is Cmaj7 – C – C – Bm7 – E7 (Imaj7 – I – vii7 – III7 – Imaj7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is The Second Time Around in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Second Time Around?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Second Time Around easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of The Second Time Around?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.