Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Like A Virgin: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- vi–II–vi–II loop
- 1984
- Medium
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Like A Virgin written out as piano music: the vi – II – vi – II loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammering bass (broken chord 8-8) and the right hand push chords.
Like A Virgin chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | G | II | G B D |
| 3 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 4 | G | II | G B 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: hammering bass (broken chord 8-8) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the Dm – G – Dm – G 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 Like A Virgin
Does the sheet music for Like A Virgin 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 Like A Virgin?
The loop is Dm – G – Dm – G (vi – II – vi – II) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Like A Virgin in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Like A Virgin?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Like A Virgin 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.