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Count Every Star: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Sonny Stitt
- G major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1950
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Count Every Star written out as piano music: the I – vi – ii – V7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays big sweep (wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8) and the right hand pausing chords.
Count Every Star 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 3 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 4 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
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: big sweep (wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the G – Em – Am – D7 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 Count Every Star
Does the sheet music for Count Every Star 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 Count Every Star?
The loop is G – Em – Am – D7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Count Every Star in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Count Every Star?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Count Every Star easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.