Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Pretzel Logic: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen
- A minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1974
- Medium
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Pretzel Logic written out as piano music: the IV – V – bIII – IV loop in A minor 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 sings the tune.
Pretzel Logic chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | E | V | E G# B |
| 3 | C | III | C E G |
| 4 | D | IV | D F# A |
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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D – E – C – D 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 Pretzel Logic
Does the sheet music for Pretzel Logic 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 Pretzel Logic?
The loop is D – E – C – D (IV – V – bIII – IV) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Pretzel Logic in?
A minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Pretzel Logic?
Hammering bass: broken chord 8-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Pretzel Logic 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.