Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Paint It, Black: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- III7–vi–III7–vi loop
- 1966
- Easy
Paint It, Black written out as piano music: the III7 – vi – III7 – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Paint It, Black chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | C7 | III7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 3 | C7 | III7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
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: seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the C7 – Fm – C7 – Fm 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.
Play next
More by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Questions about Paint It, Black
Does the sheet music for Paint It, Black 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 Paint It, Black?
The loop is C7 – Fm – C7 – Fm (III7 – vi – III7 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Paint It, Black in?
Ab major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Paint It, Black?
Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Paint It, Black easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.