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Diamonds: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
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Diamonds written out as piano music: the IV – vi – V – iii loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
Diamonds chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | IV | G B D |
| 2 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 3 | A | V | A C# E |
| 4 | F#m | iii | 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: stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the G – Bm – A – F#m 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 Diamonds
Does the sheet music for Diamonds 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 Diamonds?
The loop is G – Bm – A – F#m (IV – vi – V – iii) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.
What key is Diamonds in?
D major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Diamonds?
Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Diamonds 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.