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Learning To Be Silent: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1998
- Medium
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Learning To Be Silent written out as piano music: the I – vi – iii – ii loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pumping chords.
Learning To Be Silent 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 3 | Cm | iii | C Eb G |
| 4 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Ab – Fm – Cm – Bbm 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 Learning To Be Silent
Does the sheet music for Learning To Be Silent 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 Learning To Be Silent?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Cm – Bbm (I – vi – iii – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Learning To Be Silent in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Learning To Be Silent?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Learning To Be Silent 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.