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Bad Things: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jace Everett
- E minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- i–V–i–V loop
- Medium
Bad Things written out as piano music: the i – V – i – V loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand starlight twinkle.
Bad Things 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | B | V | B D# F# |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | B | V | B D# F# |
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: little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) in the left hand and starlight twinkle in the right, over the Em – B – Em – B 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 Bad Things
Does the sheet music for Bad Things 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 Bad Things?
The loop is Em – B – Em – B (i – V – i – V) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Bad Things in?
E minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bad Things?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bad Things 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.