Piano chords · Old-time stride
Faded: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alan Walker
- D minor
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- i–bVI–bIII–bVII loop
- 2015
- Medium
Faded written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bIII – bVII loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand twinkle.
Faded chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 2 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | III | F A C |
| 4 | C | VII | C 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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and twinkle in the right, over the Dm – Bb – F – 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 Faded
Does the sheet music for Faded 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 Faded?
The loop is Dm – Bb – F – C (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Faded in?
D minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Faded?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Faded 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.