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Mercy On Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Christina Aguilrea & Linda Perry
- A minor
- 6/8
- 120 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Mercy On Me written out as piano music: the i – VI – III – VII loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand pirate-stomp chords.
Mercy On Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | F | VI | F A C |
| 3 | C | III | C E G |
| 4 | G | VII | 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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and pirate-stomp chords in the right, over the Am – F – C – 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 Mercy On Me
Does the sheet music for Mercy On Me 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 Mercy On Me?
The loop is Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Mercy On Me in?
A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Mercy On Me?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mercy On Me 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.