Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Genius Next Door: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Ab major
- 12/8
- 137 BPM
- Medium
Genius Next Door written out as piano music: the vi – ii – IV – V loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand doo-wop chords.
Genius Next Door chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 2 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and doo-wop chords in the right, over the Fm – Bbm – Db – Eb 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.
Questions about Genius Next Door
Does the sheet music for Genius Next Door 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 Genius Next Door?
The loop is Fm – Bbm – Db – Eb (vi – ii – IV – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Genius Next Door in?
Ab major, at about 137 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Genius Next Door?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Genius Next Door 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.