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Can't Back Down: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Demi Lovato
- F minor
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Can't Back Down written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII5 – bVII5 – bVI5 loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) and the right hand firefly blink.
Can't Back Down chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | VII | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Db | VI | Db F Ab |
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: hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) in the left hand and firefly blink in the right, over the F – Ab – Eb – Db 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 Can't Back Down
Does the sheet music for Can't Back Down 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 Can't Back Down?
The loop is F – Ab – Eb – Db (I5 – bIII5 – bVII5 – bVI5) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Can't Back Down in?
F minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can't Back Down?
Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can't Back Down 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.