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Whistling Away The Dark: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E minor
- 3/4
- 160 BPM
- i–ii–i–ii loop
- 1970
- Medium
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Whistling Away The Dark written out as piano music: the i – ii – i – ii loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
Whistling Away The Dark chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | F#m | ii | F# A C# |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | F#m | ii | F# A C# |
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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Em – F#m – Em – F#m 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 Whistling Away The Dark
Does the sheet music for Whistling Away The Dark 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 Whistling Away The Dark?
The loop is Em – F#m – Em – F#m (i – ii – i – ii) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Whistling Away The Dark in?
E minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Whistling Away The Dark?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Whistling Away The Dark 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.