Piano chords · Bossa beach
1000 Miles Away: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jewel Kilcher
- D major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- ii–I–ii–I loop
- 2006
- Medium
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1000 Miles Away written out as piano music: the ii – I – ii – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand circling light.
1000 Miles Away chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. 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 | ii | E G B |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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: lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) in the left hand and circling light in the right, over the Em – D – Em – D 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 1000 Miles Away
Does the sheet music for 1000 Miles Away 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 1000 Miles Away?
The loop is Em – D – Em – D (ii – I – ii – I) in D major, and the song ends on C – G – D.
What key is 1000 Miles Away in?
D major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 1000 Miles Away?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 1000 Miles Away 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.