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Candy: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- B major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
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Candy written out as piano music: the I7 – vi7 – I – vi7 – I7 – vi7 – I – vi7 loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.
Candy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | B7 | I7 | B D# F# A |
| 1 | G#m7 | vi7 | G# B D# F# |
| 2 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 2 | G#m7 | vi7 | G# B D# F# |
| 3 | B7 | I7 | B D# F# A |
| 3 | G#m7 | vi7 | G# B D# F# |
| 4 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 4 | G#m7 | vi7 | G# B 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the B7 – G#m7 – B – G#m7 – B7 – G#m7 – B – G#m7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Candy
Does the sheet music for Candy 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 Candy?
The loop is B7 – G#m7 – B – G#m7 – B7 – G#m7 – B – G#m7 (I7 – vi7 – I – vi7 – I7 – vi7 – I – vi7) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Candy in?
B major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Candy?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Candy easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Candy?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.