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A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Company
- Db major
- 4/4
- 106 BPM
- I–ii–V7–I loop
- 2018
- Medium
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A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns) written out as piano music: the I – ii – V7 – I loop in Db major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) and the right hand hammock chords.
A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db 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 | Db | I | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ebm | ii | Eb Gb Bb |
| 3 | Ab7 | V7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 4 | Db | I | Db F Ab |
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: hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the Db – Ebm – Ab7 – Db 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 A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns)
Does the sheet music for A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns) 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 Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns)?
The loop is Db – Ebm – Ab7 – Db (I – ii – V7 – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns) in?
Db major, at about 106 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns)?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Cover Is Not The Book (from Mary Poppins Returns) 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.