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Aimless: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bethany Dillon & Ed Cash
- G major
- 6/8
- 78 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
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Aimless written out as piano music: the vi – IVsus – I – Vsus loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammock rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.
Aimless chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | vi | E G B |
| 2 | Csus4 | IVsus4 | C F G |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | Dsus4 | Vsus4 | D G A |
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: hammock rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 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 Aimless
Does the sheet music for Aimless 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 Aimless?
The loop is Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 (vi – IVsus – I – Vsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Aimless in?
G major, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Aimless?
Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Aimless 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.