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Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Five For Fighting

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Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bIII – bVII loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand deep-breath chords.

Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmiA C E
2FVIF A C
3CIIIC E G
4GVIIG 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right, over the Am – F – C – 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 Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy)

Does the sheet music for Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) 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 Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy)?

The loop is Am – F – C – G (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on Bm – E7 – A.

What key is Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) in?

A minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy)?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bloody Mary (A Note On Apathy) 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.