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Good Grief: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bastille
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- IV–I–bVII–IV loop
- Medium
Good Grief written out as piano music: the IV – I – bVII – IV loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand pumping chords.
Good Grief 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Gb | bVII | Gb Bb Db |
| 4 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
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: gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Db – Ab – Gb – Db 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 Good Grief
Does the sheet music for Good Grief 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 Good Grief?
The loop is Db – Ab – Gb – Db (IV – I – bVII – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Fm – Db – Ab.
What key is Good Grief in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Good Grief?
Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Good Grief 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.