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A View To A Kill: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Duran Duran
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- 1985
- Medium
A View To A Kill written out as piano music: the IV – vi – II – iii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand hurrying chords.
A View To A Kill chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 3 | F | II | F A C |
| 4 | Gm | iii | G Bb 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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the Ab – Cm – F – Gm 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 View To A Kill
Does the sheet music for A View To A Kill 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 View To A Kill?
The loop is Ab – Cm – F – Gm (IV – vi – II – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is A View To A Kill in?
Eb major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A View To A Kill?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A View To A Kill 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.