Piano chords · Rock drive
Pop Muzik: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Robin Edmond Scott
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- bVII–IV–I–bVII loop
- 1979
- Medium
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Pop Muzik written out as piano music: the bVII – IV – I – bVII loop in Ab major 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 pumping chords.
Pop Muzik chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Gb | bVII | Gb Bb Db |
| 2 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Gb | bVII | Gb Bb Db |
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 pumping chords in the right, over the Gb – Db – Ab – Gb 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 Pop Muzik
Does the sheet music for Pop Muzik 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 Pop Muzik?
The loop is Gb – Db – Ab – Gb (bVII – IV – I – bVII) in Ab major, and the song ends on Gb – Db – Ab.
What key is Pop Muzik in?
Ab major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pop Muzik?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pop Muzik 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.