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Here Comes The Flood: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- i–bVII–bVI–i loop
- 1977
- Easy
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Here Comes The Flood written out as piano music: the i – bVII – bVI – i loop in C# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand soft chords.
Here Comes The Flood chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C# 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 | C#m | i | C# E G# |
| 2 | B | VII | B D# F# |
| 3 | A | VI | A C# E |
| 4 | C#m | i | C# E G# |
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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the C#m – B – A – C#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 Here Comes The Flood
Does the sheet music for Here Comes The Flood 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 Here Comes The Flood?
The loop is C#m – B – A – C#m (i – bVII – bVI – i) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is Here Comes The Flood in?
C# minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Here Comes The Flood?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here Comes The Flood easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.