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Otherside: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Third Day
- G major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
Otherside written out as piano music: the VI5 – I5 – II5 – IV5 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand steady chords.
Otherside chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | E | VI | E G# B |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | A | II | A C# E |
| 4 | C | IV | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the E – G – A – 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 Otherside
Does the sheet music for Otherside 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 Otherside?
The loop is E – G – A – C (VI5 – I5 – II5 – IV5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Otherside in?
G major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Otherside?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Otherside 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.