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Traveller: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Chris Stapleton

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Traveller written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – vi loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays take-off climb (broken chord 1-1-3-5) and the right hand soft chords.

Traveller 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
2DmviD F A
3FIF A C
4DmviD F A

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: take-off climb (broken chord 1-1-3-5) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the F – Dm – F – Dm 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 Traveller

Does the sheet music for Traveller 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 Traveller?

The loop is F – Dm – F – Dm (I – vi – I – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Dm – C – F.

What key is Traveller in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Traveller?

Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Traveller 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.