Born In Chains: piano accompaniment sheet music

Artist unknown

C major
6/8
56 BPM
2014
Medium

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Born In Chains written out as piano music: the vi – I – iii – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand cradle chords.

Born In Chains chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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	Am	vi	A C E
2	C	I	C E G
3	Em	iii	E G B
4	Am	vi	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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the Am – C – Em – Am 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.

Questions about Born In Chains

Does the sheet music for Born In Chains 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 Born In Chains?

The loop is Am – C – Em – Am (vi – I – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Born In Chains in?

C major, at about 56 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Born In Chains?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Born In Chains 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.