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Waterfall: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Chris Tomlin & Ed Cash
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 134 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
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Waterfall written out as piano music: the vi – IVsus – I – ii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurrying footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand double-clap chords.
Waterfall 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Cm | ii | C Eb 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: hurrying footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right, over the Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – Cm 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 Waterfall
Does the sheet music for Waterfall 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 Waterfall?
The loop is Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – Cm (vi – IVsus – I – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Waterfall in?
Bb major, at about 134 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Waterfall?
Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Waterfall 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.