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Boy Falls From The Sky: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by U2
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2011
- Medium
Boy Falls From The Sky written out as piano music: the I5 – bVI – I – IV loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
Boy Falls From The Sky chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Gb | bVI | Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the Bb – Gb – Bb – Eb 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 Boy Falls From The Sky
Does the sheet music for Boy Falls From The Sky 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 Boy Falls From The Sky?
The loop is Bb – Gb – Bb – Eb (I5 – bVI – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is Boy Falls From The Sky in?
Bb major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Boy Falls From The Sky?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Boy Falls From The Sky 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.