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Fortune Faded: piano accompaniment sheet music
- B minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Fortune Faded written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII – bVII – bVI loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) and the right hand twinkle.
Fortune Faded chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 2 | D | III | D F# A |
| 3 | A | VII | A C# E |
| 4 | G | VI | G B D |
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: lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and twinkle in the right, over the B – D – A – G 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 Fortune Faded
Does the sheet music for Fortune 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 Fortune Faded?
The loop is B – D – A – G (I5 – bIII – bVII – bVI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Fortune Faded in?
B minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fortune Faded?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fortune 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.