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Safe Inside: piano accompaniment sheet music
By James Arthur
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 2016
- Easy
Safe Inside written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pausing chords.
Safe Inside chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Fm | vi | F Ab 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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Db – Ab – Eb – Fm 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 Safe Inside
Does the sheet music for Safe Inside 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 Safe Inside?
The loop is Db – Ab – Eb – Fm (IV – I – V – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab.
What key is Safe Inside in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Safe Inside?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Safe Inside easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.