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Crystal Clear: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Pharrell Williams

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Crystal Clear written out as piano music: the ii – V – ii – V loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Crystal Clear chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbmiiBb Db F
2EbVEb G Bb
3BbmiiBb Db F
4EbVEb G Bb

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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bbm – Eb – Bbm – Eb 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 Crystal Clear

Does the sheet music for Crystal Clear 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 Crystal Clear?

The loop is Bbm – Eb – Bbm – Eb (ii – V – ii – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Crystal Clear in?

Ab major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Crystal Clear?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Crystal Clear easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.