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Dancing Alone: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Dancing Alone written out as piano music: the bIII – bVI – bIII – bVI loop in C# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand push chords.
Dancing Alone chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C# 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 | E | III | E G# B |
| 2 | A | VI | A C# E |
| 3 | E | III | E G# B |
| 4 | A | VI | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the E – A – E – 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 Dancing Alone
Does the sheet music for Dancing Alone 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 Dancing Alone?
The loop is E – A – E – A (bIII – bVI – bIII – bVI) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is Dancing Alone in?
C# minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dancing Alone?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dancing Alone 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.