Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
When The Children Are Asleep: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Richard Rodgers
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–ii–V7 loop
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany When The Children Are Asleep without reading music. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
When The Children Are Asleep accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bb7 loop with happy wiggle in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about When The Children Are Asleep
What are the letter notes for the When The Children Are Asleep piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When The Children Are Asleep?
The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Fm – Bb7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is When The Children Are Asleep in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When The Children Are Asleep?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When The Children Are Asleep 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.