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Interactive piano tutorial for "Beginning" by Terry Oldfield, in C major at about 50 BPM. Transcribed from the track by Songscription. Slow it down to learn it at your own pace.

Interactive piano roll preview for "Beginning" by Terry Oldfield
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Beginning by Terry Oldfield
Piano Tutorial

Piano rollFalling notes

This interactive piano roll is a play-along piano tutorial for "Beginning" by Terry Oldfield, and one of the simplest ways to learn the song on piano. Every note falls onto the keyboard so you can see exactly what to play and when, and you can slow it right down to work through the fast parts before building back up to full speed.

Inside the music
Signature

Music DNA

Genreambient · new age · contemporary classical
Moodcontemplative · ethereal · melancholic
Signatureslow, evolving ambient soundscape
C major
Key
50
BPM
4/4
Time
Chords

The progression

Cmaj7
N
Gmaj7
Fmaj7
Form

Structure & dynamics

IntroVersePre‑chorusChorusBridgeOutro
Instrumentation

What's in the mix

flute
solo, expressive, melodic lead
synth pad
lush, sustained, wide‑stereo background
synth bass
deep, sustained, foundational low end
synth strings
rich, layered, harmonic texture
synth arpeggio
subtle, rhythmic, atmospheric embellishment
Album & artist
ALBUM

Ethereal

A spacious, lightly arranged recording that leans into quiet, airy textures suited to meditation or relaxation. It received notably warm listener ratings among Oldfield's mid-2000s catalog.

All of Ethereal
Artist

Terry Oldfield

Terry Oldfield is an English new age composer and musician born on 12 August 1949, and a brother of Mike Oldfield and Sally Oldfield. He plays flute across several styles including bamboo, alto, and bass flute, and has built a career around meditative and ambient instrumental music. Over the course of his career he has composed music for more than 80 film and television productions and sold over two million albums.

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FAQ

Good to know

What key is "Beginning" in?

"Beginning" by Terry Oldfield is in C major.

What is the tempo of "Beginning"?

"Beginning" plays at around 50 BPM in 4/4 time.

What chords are in "Beginning"?

The core progression is Cmaj7, N, Gmaj7, and Fmaj7, built around the C major tonal center.

What instruments play on "Beginning"?

The recording features flute, synth pad, synth bass, synth strings, and synth arpeggio.

Can I get a piano roll for "Beginning"?

Yes. Songscription turns "Beginning" by Terry Oldfield into an interactive piano roll you can play along with.

Is "Beginning" piano tutorial easy to learn?

The piano roll shows every note of "Beginning" falling onto the keys, and you can slow it right down so the fast parts come a few notes at a time. At 50 BPM in C major, it is friendly to pick up.

What album is "Beginning" on?

"Beginning" appears on Ethereal (null).

How does Songscription turn a song into sheet music?

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Piano, guitar, violin, trumpet, sax, bass, drums, vocals and more, as standard sheet music, a piano roll, or guitar tabs.

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It is produced by AI trained on millions of bars of music, and you can play it back and fine-tune any details before you download.

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