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Private Radio: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Vanessa Carlton & Stephan Jenkins
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
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Private Radio written out as piano music: the i – bVIIsus – i – bVIsus loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4), and the right hand sings the tune.
Private Radio chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 2 | Fsus4 | VIIsus4 | F Bb C |
| 3 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 4 | Ebsus4 | VIsus4 | Eb Ab 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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Gm – Fsus4 – Gm – Ebsus4 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 Private Radio
Does the sheet music for Private Radio 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 Private Radio?
The loop is Gm – Fsus4 – Gm – Ebsus4 (i – bVIIsus – i – bVIsus) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Private Radio in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Private Radio?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Private Radio 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.