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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Johnny Marr & Steven Morrissey
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 137 BPM
- bVI–bIII–bVII–i loop
- 1986
- Medium
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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out written out as piano music: the bVI – bIII – bVII – i loop in C# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand pop stabs.
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C# 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 | A | VI | A C# E |
| 2 | E | III | E G# B |
| 3 | B | VII | B D# F# |
| 4 | C#m | i | C# E G# |
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: gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the A – E – B – C#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 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Does the sheet music for There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 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 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out?
The loop is A – E – B – C#m (bVI – bIII – bVII – i) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is There Is A Light That Never Goes Out in?
C# minor, at about 137 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in There Is A Light That Never Goes Out?
Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 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.