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Hiding Place: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Don Moen
- D major
- 4/4
- 69 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
Hiding Place written out as piano music: the vi – iii – ii – vi loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand push chords.
Hiding Place chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 2 | F#m | iii | F# A C# |
| 3 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 4 | Bm | vi | B 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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the Bm – F#m – Em – Bm 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 Hiding Place
Does the sheet music for Hiding Place 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 Hiding Place?
The loop is Bm – F#m – Em – Bm (vi – iii – ii – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Hiding Place in?
D major, at about 69 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hiding Place?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hiding Place 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.