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The Way: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Tony Scalzo
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1998
- Medium
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The Way written out as piano music: the iv – i – V7 – i loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand pumping chords.
The Way chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bm | iv | B D F# |
| 2 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 3 | C#7 | V7 | C# E# G# B |
| 4 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
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: bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bm – F#m – C#7 – F#m 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 Way
Does the sheet music for The Way 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 Way?
The loop is Bm – F#m – C#7 – F#m (iv – i – V7 – i) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is The Way in?
F# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Way?
Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Way 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.