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A Puzzlement: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D major
- 2/4
- 90 BPM
- Medium
A Puzzlement written out as piano music: the ii – iii – ii – iii loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand clockwork chords.
A Puzzlement 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 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 2 | F#m | iii | F# A C# |
| 3 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 4 | F#m | iii | F# A C# |
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: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and clockwork chords in the right, over the Em – F#m – Em – F#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 Puzzlement
Does the sheet music for A Puzzlement 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 Puzzlement?
The loop is Em – F#m – Em – F#m (ii – iii – ii – iii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is A Puzzlement in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in A Puzzlement?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Puzzlement 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.