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Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • A minor
  • 4/4
  • 124 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Heartbeat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind written out as piano music: the bVI – i – v – bIII loop in A 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 heartbeat chords.

Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FVIF A C
2AmiA C E
3EmvE G B
4CIIIC E G

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 heartbeat chords in the right, over the F – Am – Em – C 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 Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind

Does the sheet music for Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind 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 Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind?

The loop is F – Am – Em – C (bVI – i – v – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind in?

A minor, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don’t Do Sadness/Blue Wind 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.