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Helpless: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 2015
- Medium
Helpless written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – IV loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) and the right hand pumping chords.
Helpless chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Bb | IV | 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: leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the F – Bb – F – 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 Helpless
Does the sheet music for Helpless 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 Helpless?
The loop is F – Bb – F – Bb (I – IV – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Helpless in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Helpless?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Helpless 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.