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A Case For Shame: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- E minor
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
A Case For Shame written out as piano music: the bVI – iv – i – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand rising light.
A Case For Shame chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | C | VI | C E G |
| 2 | Am | iv | A C E |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | C | VI | C E G |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and rising light in the right, over the C – Am – Em – C 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.
Questions about A Case For Shame
Does the sheet music for A Case For Shame 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 A Case For Shame?
The loop is C – Am – Em – C (bVI – iv – i – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is A Case For Shame in?
E minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Case For Shame?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Case For Shame 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.