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Fitzpleasure: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alt-J
- E minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2012
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Fitzpleasure written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII5 – II5 – bVII5 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo), and the right hand sings the tune.
Fitzpleasure chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | G | III | G B D |
| 3 | F# | II | F# A# C# |
| 4 | D | VII | 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: hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the E – G – F# – D 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Hummingbird shiver
Questions about Fitzpleasure
Does the sheet music for Fitzpleasure 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 Fitzpleasure?
The loop is E – G – F# – D (I5 – bIII5 – II5 – bVII5) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Fitzpleasure in?
E minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fitzpleasure?
Hummingbird shiver: two-note tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fitzpleasure easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.