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Finish What He Started: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- vi–IVsus–I–V loop
- 2014
- Medium
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Finish What He Started written out as piano music: the vi – IVsus – I – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
Finish What He Started 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 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 2 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C D |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | A | V | A C# E |
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: bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bm – Gsus4 – D – A 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 Finish What He Started
Does the sheet music for Finish What He Started 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 Finish What He Started?
The loop is Bm – Gsus4 – D – A (vi – IVsus – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Finish What He Started in?
D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Finish What He Started?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Finish What He Started 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.