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Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Sparks
- B minor
- 4/4
- 98 BPM
- bVII–i–bVII–i loop
- 1974
- Medium
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Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth written out as piano music: the bVII – i – bVII – i loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand raindrop bounce.
Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | A | VII | A C# E |
| 2 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 3 | A | VII | A C# E |
| 4 | Bm | i | B 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: marching giant (lh triads) in the left hand and raindrop bounce in the right, over the A – Bm – A – Bm 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 Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Does the sheet music for Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 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 Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth?
The loop is A – Bm – A – Bm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth in?
B minor, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 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.