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Heavy: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Henry Krieger
- G minor
- 4/4
- 146 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Heavy written out as piano music: the bIII – ii – i – bIII loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand gear-shift chords.
Heavy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Bb | III | Bb D F |
| 2 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 3 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 4 | Bb | III | Bb D F |
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: island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) in the left hand and gear-shift chords in the right, over the Bb – Am – Gm – Bb 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 Heavy
Does the sheet music for Heavy 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 Heavy?
The loop is Bb – Am – Gm – Bb (bIII – ii – i – bIII) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Heavy in?
G minor, at about 146 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Heavy?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Heavy 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.