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Incense And Candles: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Prince

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Incense And Candles written out as piano music: the i – V7 – i – V7 loop in Bb minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pop stabs.

Incense And Candles chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbmiBb Db F
2F7V7F A C Eb
3BbmiBb Db F
4F7V7F A C Eb

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 pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Bbm – F7 – Bbm – F7 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 Incense And Candles

Does the sheet music for Incense And Candles 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 Incense And Candles?

The loop is Bbm – F7 – Bbm – F7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.

What key is Incense And Candles in?

Bb minor, at about 148 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Incense And Candles?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Incense And Candles 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.