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Poor Unfortunate Souls: piano accompaniment sheet music
By China Anne McClain
- C minor
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1988
- Medium
Poor Unfortunate Souls written out as piano music: the VI – iv – i – VI – iv – i – VI loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand hand-clap chords.
Poor Unfortunate Souls chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 2 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 3 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 4 | Cm | i | 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: fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and hand-clap chords in the right, over the Ab – Fm – Cm – Cm – Ab – Fm – 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Play next
The same left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
Questions about Poor Unfortunate Souls
Does the sheet music for Poor Unfortunate Souls 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 Poor Unfortunate Souls?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Cm – Cm – Ab – Fm – Cm (VI – iv – i – VI – iv – i – VI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Poor Unfortunate Souls in?
C minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Poor Unfortunate Souls?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Poor Unfortunate Souls easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Poor Unfortunate Souls?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.