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Another One Bites The Dust: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Queen

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 112 BPM
  • 1980
  • Easy
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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Pausing chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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Another One Bites The Dust written out as piano music: the i7 – i – VII – i7 – i – IV7 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand pausing chords.

Another One Bites The Dust chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Em7i7E G B D
2EmiE G B
2DVIID F# A
3Em7i7E G B D
4EmiE G B
4A7IV7A 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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Em7 – Em – D – Em7 – Em – A7 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about Another One Bites The Dust

Does the sheet music for Another One Bites The Dust 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 Another One Bites The Dust?

The loop is Em7 – Em – D – Em7 – Em – A7 (i7 – i – VII – i7 – i – IV7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Another One Bites The Dust in?

E minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Another One Bites The Dust?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Another One Bites The Dust easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Another One Bites The Dust?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.