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A Million Miles Away: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Evan Rogers & Carl Sturken
- D major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
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A Million Miles Away written out as piano music: the IVsus – V5 – I5 – IVsus loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand pony-trot chords.
A Million Miles Away 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 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C D |
| 2 | A | V | A C# E |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and pony-trot chords in the right, over the Gsus4 – A – D – Gsus4 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 Million Miles Away
Does the sheet music for A Million Miles Away 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 Million Miles Away?
The loop is Gsus4 – A – D – Gsus4 (IVsus – V5 – I5 – IVsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is A Million Miles Away in?
D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Million Miles Away?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Million Miles Away 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.