Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Circus: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly & others
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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Circus written out as piano music: the I5 – i – II7 – bII loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
Circus 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 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 3 | G#7 | II7 | G# B# D# F# |
| 4 | G | bII | G B D |
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: eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the F# – F#m – G#7 – G 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 Circus
Does the sheet music for Circus 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 Circus?
The loop is F# – F#m – G#7 – G (I5 – i – II7 – bII) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Circus in?
F# minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Circus?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Circus 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.