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Pieces: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Amanda Cook

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 74 BPM
  • 2015
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Mouse-run chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Pieces written out as piano music: the I – ii – vi – IVsus loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand mouse-run chords.

Pieces 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbIBb D F
2CmiiC Eb G
3GmviG Bb D
4Ebsus4IVsus4Eb Ab Bb

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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and mouse-run chords in the right, over the Bb – Cm – Gm – Ebsus4 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 Pieces

Does the sheet music for Pieces 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 Pieces?

The loop is Bb – Cm – Gm – Ebsus4 (I – ii – vi – IVsus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.

What key is Pieces in?

Bb major, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Pieces?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pieces 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.