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Black My Story: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley
- D major
- 2/2
- 84 BPM
- 1989
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Black My Story written out as piano music: the V – I – ii – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand double-clap chords.
Black My Story 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 4 | A | V | A C# E |
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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right, over the A – D – Em – A 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 Black My Story
Does the sheet music for Black My Story 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 Black My Story?
The loop is A – D – Em – A (V – I – ii – V) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A – D.
What key is Black My Story in?
D major, at about 84 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Black My Story?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Black My Story 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.