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Learn To Fly: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel & others
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1999
- Medium
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Learn To Fly written out as piano music: the Isus – v – IV – Isus loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays busy-bee pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand eager chords.
Learn To Fly 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 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
| 2 | Fm | v | F Ab C |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
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: busy-bee pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the Bbsus4 – Fm – Eb – Bbsus4 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 Learn To Fly
Does the sheet music for Learn To Fly 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 Learn To Fly?
The loop is Bbsus4 – Fm – Eb – Bbsus4 (Isus – v – IV – Isus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Learn To Fly in?
Bb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Learn To Fly?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Learn To Fly 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.