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The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On): piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- Medium
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The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) written out as piano music: the V7 – I – I7 – IV loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltzing tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz bells.
The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) 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 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Eb7 | I7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 4 | Ab | IV | Ab 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: waltzing tide (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the Bb7 – Eb – Eb7 – Ab 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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The same V7–I–I7–IV loop
The same left hand: Waltzing tide
Questions about The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)
Does the sheet music for The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) 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 Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Eb7 – Ab (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on F7 – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) in?
Eb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)?
Waltzing tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) 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.