Piano chords · Old-time stride
Flake: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- vi–I–IV–I loop
- Medium
Flake written out as piano music: the vi – I – IV – I loop in F major 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 neon flicker.
Flake chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
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 neon flicker in the right, over the Dm – F – Bb – F 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 Flake
Does the sheet music for Flake 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 Flake?
The loop is Dm – F – Bb – F (vi – I – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.
What key is Flake in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Flake?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Flake 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.