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Dark Star: piano accompaniment sheet music
- A major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–bVII–I–bVII loop
- 1971
- Medium
Dark Star written out as piano music: the I – bVII – I – bVII loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
Dark Star chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | G | bVII | 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the A – G – A – 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 Dark Star
Does the sheet music for Dark 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 Dark Star?
The loop is A – G – A – G (I – bVII – I – bVII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Dark Star in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Dark Star?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dark Star 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.