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Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II): piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 1973
- Medium
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Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) written out as piano music: the IV – I – IV – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand somersault chords.
Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and somersault chords in the right, over the Db – Ab – Db – Ab 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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The same IV–I–IV–I loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II)
Does the sheet music for Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) 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 Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II)?
The loop is Db – Ab – Db – Ab (IV – I – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) in?
Ab major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II)?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression Part II) 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.