Hollow Knight: Silksong - Bilewater
This is my arrangement of "Bilewater" from Hollow Knight: Silksong (composed by Christopher Larkin) for late intermediate/early advanced piano as requested by my students. It is written in the original key so that you can play along with the OST. There is a count-in of one measure. The students I wrote this for have a wider handspan than I do, so you will probably notice the substitutions/splitting/redistribution of notes in my playing. This is my norm to make it all playable (with all the voicing, too) - do what best fits your hands!
mm. 31: I use 1 (thumb) to bar the C# D# together
mm. 17 and 22: the m.s. (mano sinistra - LH) apply only to the lowest note (using the bracket was too messy, unfortunately)
mm. 42: the line shows where the melody is going
Pedal: I change whenever the harmony changes. For measures with inner voices that I cannot reach but need to sustain, I change as half pedal. Of course, use your own judgment to avoid it sounding too washy.
Copyright information for the original: (c) 2025 from Hollow Knight: Silksong by Team Cherry / Composer: Christopher Larkin. My arrangement is based on the composer's original video (from 45:09-47:26): https://youtu.be/Q6is6K8jbho?si=0iEPlO0mWAB5lkP4&t=2709
β’ Sherma's Song Transcription (57:64, polyrhythms, and box notation): https://youtu.be/AG_H1WwoSk8
β’ More Hollow Knight: Silksong piano arrangements: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBjX9Vsck-AAK4X-WRCI5D05jv4ublyfh [more arrangements will be posted on Thursdays, whenever they are ready]
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