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Miami 2017: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Billy Joel
- D major
- 2/2
- 128 BPM
- vi–I–vi–I loop
- 1976
- Medium
Miami 2017 written out as piano music: the vi – I – vi – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) and the right hand groovy chords.
Miami 2017 chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 2 | D | I | D F# A |
| 3 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the Bm – D – Bm – D 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 Miami 2017
Does the sheet music for Miami 2017 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 Miami 2017?
The loop is Bm – D – Bm – D (vi – I – vi – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Miami 2017 in?
D major, at about 128 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Miami 2017?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Miami 2017 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.