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50 Ways To Say Goodbye: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D# minor
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- i–iv–bVII–bIII loop
- Medium
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50 Ways To Say Goodbye written out as piano music: the i – iv – bVII – bIII loop in D# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
50 Ways To Say Goodbye chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D#m | i | D# F# A# |
| 2 | G#m | iv | G# B D# |
| 3 | C# | VII | C# E# G# |
| 4 | F# | III | F# A# C# |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the D#m – G#m – C# – F# 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 50 Ways To Say Goodbye
Does the sheet music for 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 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 50 Ways To Say Goodbye?
The loop is D#m – G#m – C# – F# (i – iv – bVII – bIII) in D# minor, and the song ends on B – C# – D#m.
What key is 50 Ways To Say Goodbye in?
D# minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in 50 Ways To Say Goodbye?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 50 Ways To Say Goodbye 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.