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White Houses: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Vanessa Carlton

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 136 BPM
  • 2004
  • Easy
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Left hand Late-hop footstepsRight hand Skipping-stone chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

White Houses written out as piano music: the Vsus – V – Vsus – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.

White Houses chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Gsus4Vsus4G C D
2GVG B D
3Gsus4Vsus4G C D
4GVG B D

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: late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 – G 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 White Houses

Does the sheet music for White Houses 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 White Houses?

The loop is Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 – G (Vsus – V – Vsus – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is White Houses in?

C major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in White Houses?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is White Houses 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.