Now And Then

The Beatles  

An easy piano transcription made by request for beginners. Re-arrange the left hand with arpeggios or other patterns.

The lyrics are always included in my sheet music because I think we should always sing while playing piano. You can also use the video for karaoke.

ABOUT THE SONG

The The Beatles' track has some irregular formal and harmonic things:

"Now And Then" is played with a straight rhythm in common time. It is easy to count for beginners but be sure not to play in a mechanical way. Strive for a loose and bouncing feel accenting strong beats. Take care to maintain a steady pulse and play along with the recording if you find that the memory eludes you. Practice "Now And Then" slowly.

The songs repeats its parts chaotically. I colored the loudest part blue because I think it's a chorus. Play every part differently, as expressively as possible. If some notes are too difficult to play, omit them focusing on emotions instead of sightreading.

"Now And Then" is a song with a homophonic arrengement: the instrumental part provides a harmony to support the vocal but lacks its own melody. The piano riff in the background is not considered a counterpoint melody.

The vocal part is relatively rigid and precisely timed.

"Now And Then" is transcribed in the original *key,* A Minor, and uses basic/extended major and minor chords Am Em/G Asus4 E E7 Em Bm F D Dm. Extended chords help create richer sounds. A chord change marks time and musical structure and creates a meaningful harmonic pull.

The aesthetic value of a melodic line is achieved through the use of well-proportioned and balanced skips and steps. Steps make it nice and predictable and leaps prevent the song from being too boring. Notice the abundance of non-harmonic tones and chords interacting with its relative stable versions (eg. E and Em, D and Dm).

Of course I consider filling your requests of sheet music except for not popular tracks.

Composition:

00:19 Part I

01:42 Part II

03:15 Part III