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Pastime Paradise: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Stevie Wonder
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1976
- Tricky
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Pastime Paradise written out as piano music: the IV – ii – III – vi loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo), and the right hand sings the tune.
Pastime Paradise chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 3 | G | III | G B D |
| 4 | Cm | vi | C Eb 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: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Ab – Fm – G – Cm 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 Pastime Paradise
Does the sheet music for Pastime Paradise 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 Pastime Paradise?
The loop is Ab – Fm – G – Cm (IV – ii – III – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Pastime Paradise in?
Eb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pastime Paradise?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pastime Paradise easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.