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Dirty Little Secret: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- Medium
Dirty Little Secret written out as piano music: the I5 – bVII5 – I5 – bVII5 loop in Bb major 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 steady chords.
Dirty Little Secret chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
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 steady chords in the right, over the Bb – Ab – Bb – Ab 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 Dirty Little Secret
Does the sheet music for Dirty Little Secret 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 Little Secret?
The loop is Bb – Ab – Bb – Ab (I5 – bVII5 – I5 – bVII5) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Dirty Little Secret in?
Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Dirty Little Secret?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dirty Little Secret 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.