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My Dear Acquaintance: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Paul Horner
- A major
- 6/8
- 99 BPM
- I–ii–iii–IV loop
- 1985
- Medium
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My Dear Acquaintance written out as piano music: the I – ii – iii – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
My Dear Acquaintance chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 3 | C#m | iii | C# E G# |
| 4 | D | IV | 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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – Bm – C#m – 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 My Dear Acquaintance
Does the sheet music for My Dear Acquaintance 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 My Dear Acquaintance?
The loop is A – Bm – C#m – D (I – ii – iii – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is My Dear Acquaintance in?
A major, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in My Dear Acquaintance?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Dear Acquaintance 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.