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Waterloo Sunset: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Kinks
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- 1967
- Medium
Waterloo Sunset written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.
Waterloo Sunset chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
| 3 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb 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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Eb – Bb – Ab – 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 Waterloo Sunset
Does the sheet music for Waterloo Sunset 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 Waterloo Sunset?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb (I – V – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Waterloo Sunset in?
Eb major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Waterloo Sunset?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Waterloo Sunset 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.