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99 Red Balloons: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Joern Uwe Fahrenkrog-Peterson
- E major
- 2/2
- 144 BPM
- I–ii–IV–V loop
- 1983
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
99 Red Balloons written out as piano music: the I – ii – IV – V loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.
99 Red Balloons chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | F#m | ii | F# A C# |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | B | V | B D# F# |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the E – F#m – A – B 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.
Play next
The same I–ii–IV–V loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about 99 Red Balloons
Does the sheet music for 99 Red Balloons 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 99 Red Balloons?
The loop is E – F#m – A – B (I – ii – IV – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is 99 Red Balloons in?
E major, at about 144 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in 99 Red Balloons?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 99 Red Balloons 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.