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Burn Down The Mission: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Galloping heartbeatRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Burn Down The Mission written out as piano music: the bVII – IV – v – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Burn Down The Mission chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FbVIIF A C
2CIVC E G
3DmvD F A
4GIG 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: galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the F – C – Dm – 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 Burn Down The Mission

Does the sheet music for Burn Down The Mission 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 Burn Down The Mission?

The loop is F – C – Dm – G (bVII – IV – v – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Burn Down The Mission in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Burn Down The Mission?

Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Burn Down The Mission 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.