Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Back In Black: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Ac/Dc
- E major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1980
- Medium
Back In Black written out as piano music: the I5 – bVII5 – IV5 – bVI loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays drumming bass (broken chord 1-1) and the right hand funky-chicken chords.
Back In Black chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | D | bVII | D F# A |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | C | bVI | 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: drumming bass (broken chord 1-1) in the left hand and funky-chicken chords in the right, over the E – D – A – 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 Back In Black
Does the sheet music for Back In Black 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 Back In Black?
The loop is E – D – A – C (I5 – bVII5 – IV5 – bVI) in E major, and the song ends on E – A – E.
What key is Back In Black in?
E major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Back In Black?
Drumming bass: broken chord 1-1, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Back In Black 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.