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Cherry Pie: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jani Lane
- G major
- 4/4
- 89 BPM
- 1990
- Medium
Cherry Pie written out as piano music: the II5 – VI5 – V5 – II5 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand pausing chords.
Cherry Pie 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | II | A C# E |
| 2 | E | VI | E G# B |
| 3 | D | V | D F# A |
| 4 | A | II | A C# E |
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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the A – E – D – A 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 Cherry Pie
Does the sheet music for Cherry Pie 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 Cherry Pie?
The loop is A – E – D – A (II5 – VI5 – V5 – II5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Cherry Pie in?
G major, at about 89 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cherry Pie?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cherry Pie 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.