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Free As A Bird: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Lennon
- A major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
Free As A Bird written out as piano music: the I – vi – iv – bVII loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Free As A Bird chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 3 | Dm | iv | D F A |
| 4 | G | bVII | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the A – F#m – Dm – 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 Free As A Bird
Does the sheet music for Free As A Bird 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 Free As A Bird?
The loop is A – F#m – Dm – G (I – vi – iv – bVII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Free As A Bird in?
A major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Free As A Bird?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Free As A Bird 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.