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Be Magnified: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Lynn Deshazo
- D major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 1992
- Tricky
Be Magnified written out as piano music: the V – ii – I – IV loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays big sweep (wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Be Magnified chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | A | V | A C# E |
| 2 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | G | IV | G B D |
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: big sweep (wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the A – Em – D – G 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 Be Magnified
Does the sheet music for Be Magnified 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 Be Magnified?
The loop is A – Em – D – G (V – ii – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Be Magnified in?
D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Be Magnified?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Be Magnified easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.