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Dust: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Gene Autry
- C minor
- 2/2
- 80 BPM
- 1937
- Easy
Dust written out as piano music: the i – viio – i – viio loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Dust chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 2 | Bdim | vii° | B D F |
| 3 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 4 | Bdim | vii° | B D F |
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: ping-pong bounce (broken chord 8-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Cm – Bdim – Cm – Bdim 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 Dust
Does the sheet music for Dust 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 Dust?
The loop is Cm – Bdim – Cm – Bdim (i – viio – i – viio) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Dust in?
C minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Dust?
Ping-pong bounce: broken chord 8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dust easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.