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Remedy: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Adele

  • D major
  • 6/8
  • 81 BPM
  • 2015
  • Medium
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Left hand Rowing-boat pulseRight hand Tug-of-war chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Remedy written out as piano music: the ii – I – V – ii loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.

Remedy chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmiiE G B
2DID F# A
3AVA C# E
4EmiiE G B

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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the Em – D – A – Em 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 Remedy

Does the sheet music for Remedy 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 Remedy?

The loop is Em – D – A – Em (ii – I – V – ii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Remedy in?

D major, at about 81 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Remedy?

Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Remedy 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.