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There’s Still My Joy: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Melissa Manchester, Matt Rollings & others

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There’s Still My Joy written out as piano music: the IV – V – vi – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.

There’s Still My Joy chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIVEb G Bb
2FVF A C
3GmviG Bb D
4BbIBb D F

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: waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Eb – F – Gm – Bb 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’s Still My Joy

Does the sheet music for There’s Still My Joy 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’s Still My Joy?

The loop is Eb – F – Gm – Bb (IV – V – vi – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.

What key is There’s Still My Joy in?

Bb major, at about 56 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in There’s Still My Joy?

Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is There’s Still My Joy easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.