Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Get Down: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Curtis Mayfield
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 117 BPM
- 1971
- Medium
Get Down written out as piano music: the IV – i – IV – i loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hurrying chords.
Get Down chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# 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 | IV | B D# F# |
| 2 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 3 | B | IV | B D# F# |
| 4 | F#m | 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the B – F#m – B – F#m 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 Get Down
Does the sheet music for Get Down 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 Get Down?
The loop is B – F#m – B – F#m (IV – i – IV – i) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Get Down in?
F# minor, at about 117 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Get Down?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Get Down 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.