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No Apologies: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by James David Washington & Timbaland
- E minor
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- i–bVI–i–bVI loop
- 2015
- Medium
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No Apologies written out as piano music: the i – bVI – i – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays skipping-stone pulse (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&) and the right hand pumping chords.
No Apologies chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | C | VI | C E G |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | C | VI | C E G |
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: skipping-stone pulse (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Em – C – Em – C 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 No Apologies
Does the sheet music for No Apologies 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 No Apologies?
The loop is Em – C – Em – C (i – bVI – i – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is No Apologies in?
E minor, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in No Apologies?
Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is No Apologies 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.