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Planet Earth: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- Medium
Planet Earth written out as piano music: the ii – IV – V – v loop in D minor 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 hopscotch chords.
Planet Earth chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 3 | A | V | A C# E |
| 4 | Am | v | A C E |
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 hopscotch chords in the right, over the Em – G – A – Am 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 Planet Earth
Does the sheet music for Planet Earth 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 Planet Earth?
The loop is Em – G – A – Am (ii – IV – V – v) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Planet Earth in?
D minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Planet Earth?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Planet Earth 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.