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Alabaster Box: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- G major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- iv–I–iv–I loop
- Medium
Alabaster Box written out as piano music: the iv – I – iv – I loop in G 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 double-skip chords.
Alabaster Box 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 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
| 4 | G | I | G B 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 double-skip chords in the right, over the Cm – G – Cm – G 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 Alabaster Box
Does the sheet music for Alabaster Box 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 Alabaster Box?
The loop is Cm – G – Cm – G (iv – I – iv – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Alabaster Box in?
G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Alabaster Box?
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 Alabaster Box 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.