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Pop Singer: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Mellencamp
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–V7–ii–V7 loop
- 1984
- Medium
Pop Singer written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – ii – V7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammering bass (broken chord 8-8) and the right hand shy chords.
Pop Singer chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 2 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 4 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
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: hammering bass (broken chord 8-8) in the left hand and shy chords in the right, over the Am – D7 – Am – D7 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 Singer
Does the sheet music for Pop Singer 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 Singer?
The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Pop Singer in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pop Singer?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pop Singer 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.