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It’s Quiet Uptown: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 64 BPM
- I–V–IV–vi loop
- Medium
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It’s Quiet Uptown written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
It’s Quiet Uptown chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
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: galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Bb – F – Eb – Gm 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.
Play next
The same I–V–IV–vi loop
The same left hand: Galloping heartbeat
Questions about It’s Quiet Uptown
Does the sheet music for It’s Quiet Uptown 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 It’s Quiet Uptown?
The loop is Bb – F – Eb – Gm (I – V – IV – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is It’s Quiet Uptown in?
Bb major, at about 64 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It’s Quiet Uptown?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s Quiet Uptown 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.