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Motherland: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Natalie Merchant
- F minor
- 6/8
- 99 BPM
- 2001
- Medium
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Motherland written out as piano music: the bVI – bIII – bVI – bIII loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays carousel (waltz 6/8 oom-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.
Motherland chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Db | VI | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Db | VI | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
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: carousel (waltz 6/8 oom-pah) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Db – Ab – Db – Ab 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 Motherland
Does the sheet music for Motherland 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 Motherland?
The loop is Db – Ab – Db – Ab (bVI – bIII – bVI – bIII) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Motherland in?
F minor, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Motherland?
Carousel: waltz 6/8 oom-pah, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Motherland 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.