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Real: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Plumb
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
Real written out as piano music: the vi – IV – ii – V loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand twinkle.
Real chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 2 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 4 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and twinkle in the right, over the Cm – Ab – Fm – Bb 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 Real
Does the sheet music for Real 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 Real?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Fm – Bb (vi – IV – ii – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb – Eb.
What key is Real in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Real?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Real 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.