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When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Run-up chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bVII – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand run-up chords.

When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmiD F A
2BbVIBb D F
3CVIIC E G
4DmiD 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and run-up chords in the right, over the Dm – Bb – C – 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 When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock

Does the sheet music for When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock 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 When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock?

The loop is Dm – Bb – C – Dm (i – bVI – bVII – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock in?

D minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When I Climb To The Top Of Mount Rock 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.