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Where Or When: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Rodgers & Hart

  • C minor
  • 2/2
  • 82 BPM
  • 1937
  • Medium
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Where Or When written out as piano music: the III – IIImaj7 – iv7 – III loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Where Or When chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIIIEb G Bb
2Ebmaj7IIImaj7Eb G Bb D
4Fm7iv7F Ab C Eb

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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 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 Where Or When

Does the sheet music for Where Or When 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 Where Or When?

The loop is Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 (III – IIImaj7 – iv7 – III) in C minor, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Where Or When in?

C minor, at about 82 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Where Or When?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where Or When 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Where Or When?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.