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After The Dance: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1976
- Medium
After The Dance written out as piano music: the iv – v – I – #IV7 loop in E 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.
After The Dance chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | Am | iv | A C E |
| 2 | Bm | v | B D F# |
| 3 | E | I | E G# B |
| 4 | A#7 | #IV7 | A# C## E# G# |
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 Am – Bm – E – A#7 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 After The Dance
Does the sheet music for After The 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 After The Dance?
The loop is Am – Bm – E – A#7 (iv – v – I – #IV7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is After The Dance in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in After The Dance?
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 After The 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.