Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Playground In My Mind: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1971
- Medium
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Playground In My Mind written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – ii – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand slipping taps.
Playground In My Mind chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | ii | G Bb D |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and slipping taps in the right, over the Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 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 Playground In My Mind
Does the sheet music for Playground In My Mind 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 Playground In My Mind?
The loop is Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Playground In My Mind in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Playground In My Mind?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Playground In My Mind 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.