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American Idiot: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Ab major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- Medium
American Idiot written out as piano music: the IV5 – bVII5 – IV5 – I5 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand gear-shift chords.
American Idiot chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Gb | bVII | Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and gear-shift chords in the right, over the Db – Gb – Db – Ab 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 American Idiot
Does the sheet music for American Idiot 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 American Idiot?
The loop is Db – Gb – Db – Ab (IV5 – bVII5 – IV5 – I5) in Ab major, and the song ends on Gb – Db – Ab.
What key is American Idiot in?
Ab major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in American Idiot?
Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is American Idiot 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.