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In The Heights: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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In The Heights written out as piano music: the V7 – i – bVII – bVI loop in G minor 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 snowfall.
In The Heights 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 3 | F | VII | F A C |
| 4 | Eb | VI | Eb G Bb |
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 snowfall in the right, over the D7 – Gm – F – Eb 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 In The Heights
Does the sheet music for In The Heights 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 In The Heights?
The loop is D7 – Gm – F – Eb (V7 – i – bVII – bVI) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is In The Heights in?
G minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Heights?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Heights 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.