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Away From The Sun: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Brad Arnold, Matthew Darrick Roberts & others

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 126 BPM
  • 2002
  • Medium
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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Pumping chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Away From The Sun written out as piano music: the I – I5 – IVsus – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand pumping chords.

Away From The Sun chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
3Fsus4IVsus4F Bb C
4CIC 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: drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the C – C – Fsus4 – C 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 Away From The Sun

Does the sheet music for Away From The Sun 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 Away From The Sun?

The loop is C – C – Fsus4 – C (I – I5 – IVsus – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Away From The Sun in?

C major, at about 126 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Away From The Sun?

Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Away From The Sun 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.