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Cinnamon Girl: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Prince
- B minor
- 4/4
- 129 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Cinnamon Girl written out as piano music: the bVII – bVI – bVII – i loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand knock-and-peek.
Cinnamon Girl chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | A | VII | A C# E |
| 2 | G | VI | G B D |
| 3 | A | VII | A C# E |
| 4 | Bm | i | 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and knock-and-peek in the right, over the A – G – A – Bm 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 Cinnamon Girl
Does the sheet music for Cinnamon Girl 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 Cinnamon Girl?
The loop is A – G – A – Bm (bVII – bVI – bVII – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Cinnamon Girl in?
B minor, at about 129 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Cinnamon Girl?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cinnamon Girl 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.