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Paranoid Android: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Radiohead
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 81 BPM
- 1997
- Medium
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Paranoid Android written out as piano music: the vi – ii – V7 – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays excited heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
Paranoid Android chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 4 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
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: excited heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the Gm – Gm – Cm – F7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Paranoid Android
Does the sheet music for Paranoid Android 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 Paranoid Android?
The loop is Gm – Gm – Cm – F7 (vi – ii – V7 – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Paranoid Android in?
Bb major, at about 81 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Paranoid Android?
Excited heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Paranoid Android 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Paranoid Android?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.