Piano chords · Blues & boogie
They Call The Wind Maria: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Frederick Loewe
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1951
- Medium
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They Call The Wind Maria written out as piano music: the iii – ii – V7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) and the right hand groovy chords.
They Call The Wind Maria chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 3 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | F | 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: rock’n’roll rocker (rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the Am – Gm – C7 – F 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 They Call The Wind Maria
Does the sheet music for They Call The Wind Maria 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 They Call The Wind Maria?
The loop is Am – Gm – C7 – F (iii – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.
What key is They Call The Wind Maria in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in They Call The Wind Maria?
Rock’n’roll rocker: rock’n’roll 5–6 shuffle, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is They Call The Wind Maria 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.