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Listen To The Music: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 145 BPM
- I–IV–I7–IV loop
- 1972
- Medium
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Listen To The Music written out as piano music: the I – IV – I7 – IV loop in F 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 pop stabs.
Listen To The Music 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | F7 | I7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | IV | Bb D 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 pop stabs in the right, over the F – Bb – F7 – Bb 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 Listen To The Music
Does the sheet music for Listen To The Music 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 Listen To The Music?
The loop is F – Bb – F7 – Bb (I – IV – I7 – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Listen To The Music in?
F major, at about 145 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Listen To The Music?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Listen To The Music 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.