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Heading For The Light: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by The Traveling Wilburys
- B major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1988
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Heading For The Light written out as piano music: the iv – V – iv – V loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Heading For The Light chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | Em | iv | E G B |
| 2 | F# | V | F# A# C# |
| 3 | Em | iv | E G B |
| 4 | F# | V | 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: walking roots (root bass · quarters) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the Em – F# – Em – F# 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 Heading For The Light
Does the sheet music for Heading For The Light 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 Heading For The Light?
The loop is Em – F# – Em – F# (iv – V – iv – V) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Heading For The Light in?
B major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Heading For The Light?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Heading For The Light easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.