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Extraordinary Thing: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by k.d. lang & Abe Laboriel
- C major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 2000
- Medium
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Extraordinary Thing written out as piano music: the bIII – bVII – bIII – bVII loop in C 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 rising chords.
Extraordinary Thing chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Eb | bIII | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Bb | bVII | Bb D F |
| 3 | Eb | bIII | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb | bVII | Bb 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and rising chords in the right, over the Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb 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 Extraordinary Thing
Does the sheet music for Extraordinary Thing 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 Extraordinary Thing?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb (bIII – bVII – bIII – bVII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Extraordinary Thing in?
C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Extraordinary Thing?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Extraordinary Thing 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.