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A Fool’s Dance: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Phillip Phillips
- D major
- 6/8
- 98 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
A Fool’s Dance written out as piano music: the vi – I5 – vi – I5 loop in D 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 cradle chords.
A Fool’s Dance 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 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 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: hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the Bm – D – Bm – 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 A Fool’s Dance
Does the sheet music for A Fool’s Dance 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 Fool’s Dance?
The loop is Bm – D – Bm – D (vi – I5 – vi – I5) in D major, and the song ends on D – Bm – D.
What key is A Fool’s Dance in?
D major, at about 98 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in A Fool’s Dance?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Fool’s Dance 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.