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Dirty Boys: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- G major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
Dirty Boys written out as piano music: the vi – IV7 – vi – IV7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
Dirty Boys 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 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 2 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 4 | C7 | IV7 | C E 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: butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Em – C7 – Em – C7 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
Questions about Dirty Boys
Does the sheet music for Dirty Boys 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 Dirty Boys?
The loop is Em – C7 – Em – C7 (vi – IV7 – vi – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Dirty Boys in?
G major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dirty Boys?
Butterfly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dirty Boys 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.