Piano chords · Bossa beach
Burn For You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By John Farnham
- G# minor
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- Medium
Burn For You written out as piano music: the III – bVI – #IV – bVII loop in G# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand falling stars.
Burn For You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | III | C E G |
| 2 | E | VI | E G# B |
| 3 | D | #IV | D F# A |
| 4 | F# | VII | F# A# C# |
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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and falling stars in the right, over the C – E – D – F# 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 For You
Does the sheet music for Burn For You 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 For You?
The loop is C – E – D – F# (III – bVI – #IV – bVII) in G# minor, and the song ends on E – F# – G#m.
What key is Burn For You in?
G# minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Burn For You?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Burn For You 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.