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Say: piano accompaniment sheet music

By OneRepublic

  • A major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Say written out as piano music: the I – Vsus – V – vi loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand soft chords.

Say chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2Esus4Vsus4E A B
3EVE G# B
4F#mviF# A 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the A – Esus4 – E – F#m 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 Say

Does the sheet music for Say 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 Say?

The loop is A – Esus4 – E – F#m (I – Vsus – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – D – A.

What key is Say in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Say?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Say 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.