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Even The Losers: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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Even The Losers written out as piano music: the IV – I – Vsus – IV loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand pumping chords.
Even The Losers 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Asus4 | Vsus4 | A D E |
| 4 | G | IV | G B D |
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: oom-pah (bass + chords) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the G – D – Asus4 – G 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 Even The Losers
Does the sheet music for Even The Losers 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 Even The Losers?
The loop is G – D – Asus4 – G (IV – I – Vsus – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Even The Losers in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Even The Losers?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Even The Losers 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.