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Buttons: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Nicole Scherzinger, Jamal Jones & others
- D minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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Buttons written out as piano music: the V7 – bVI5 – V7 – bVI5 loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) and the right hand candle flicker.
Buttons chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 3 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
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: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand and candle flicker in the right, over the A7 – Bb – A7 – Bb 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 Buttons
Does the sheet music for Buttons 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 Buttons?
The loop is A7 – Bb – A7 – Bb (V7 – bVI5 – V7 – bVI5) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Buttons in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Buttons?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Buttons 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.