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Feed My Frankenstein: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Alice Cooper, Mark Manning & others
- D minor
- 4/4
- 102 BPM
- bVII–i–bVII–i loop
- 1991
- Medium
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Feed My Frankenstein written out as piano music: the bVII – i – bVII – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pony-trot chords.
Feed My Frankenstein 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 | C | VII | C E G |
| 2 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 3 | C | VII | C E G |
| 4 | Dm | i | D F A |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pony-trot chords in the right, over the C – Dm – C – Dm 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 Feed My Frankenstein
Does the sheet music for Feed My Frankenstein 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 Feed My Frankenstein?
The loop is C – Dm – C – Dm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Feed My Frankenstein in?
D minor, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Feed My Frankenstein?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Feed My Frankenstein 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.