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Wedding Song: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Peter, Paul & Mary
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- 1971
- Medium
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Wedding Song written out as piano music: the Isus4 – I – II – IIsus4 – II7 – IV – IVmaj7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) and the right hand rising bubbles.
Wedding Song 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 | Ebsus4 | Isus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 1 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | F | II | F A C |
| 3 | Fsus4 | IIsus4 | F Bb C |
| 3 | F7 | II7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Abmaj7 | IVmaj7 | Ab 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: lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and rising bubbles in the right, over the Ebsus4 – Eb – F – Fsus4 – F7 – Ab – Abmaj7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Wedding Song
Does the sheet music for Wedding Song 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 Wedding Song?
The loop is Ebsus4 – Eb – F – Fsus4 – F7 – Ab – Abmaj7 (Isus4 – I – II – IIsus4 – II7 – IV – IVmaj7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb.
What key is Wedding Song in?
Eb major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wedding Song?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wedding Song easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Wedding Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.