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A Girl Before: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Duncan Sheik
- F# major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 2016
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
A Girl Before written out as piano music: the IV – iii – V – ii loop in F# major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
A Girl Before chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# 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 | B | IV | B D# F# |
| 2 | A#m | iii | A# C# E# |
| 3 | C# | V | C# E# G# |
| 4 | G#m | ii | G# B D# |
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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the B – A#m – C# – G#m 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 Girl Before
Does the sheet music for A Girl Before 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 Girl Before?
The loop is B – A#m – C# – G#m (IV – iii – V – ii) in F# major, and the song ends on B – C# – F#.
What key is A Girl Before in?
F# major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Girl Before?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Girl Before easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.