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Insatiable: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Prince
- G major
- 6/8
- 78 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
Insatiable written out as piano music: the IV – iii – ii – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand cradle chords.
Insatiable chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | C | IV | C E G |
| 2 | Bm | iii | B D F# |
| 3 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 4 | C | IV | 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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the C – Bm – Am – C 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 Insatiable
Does the sheet music for Insatiable 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 Insatiable?
The loop is C – Bm – Am – C (IV – iii – ii – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Insatiable in?
G major, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Insatiable?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Insatiable 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.