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Troubadour: piano accompaniment sheet music

By George Winston

  • Ab major
  • 3/4
  • 96 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Waltz climbRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Troubadour written out as piano music: the vi – v – vi – V loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.

Troubadour chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FmviF Ab C
2EbmvEb Gb Bb
3FmviF Ab C
4EbVEb G Bb

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 climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the Fm – Ebm – Fm – Eb 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 Troubadour

Does the sheet music for Troubadour 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 Troubadour?

The loop is Fm – Ebm – Fm – Eb (vi – v – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Troubadour in?

Ab major, at about 96 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Troubadour?

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

Is Troubadour 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.