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Shadow Of The Day: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
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Shadow Of The Day written out as piano music: the vi – I5 – IVsus – Vsus loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.
Shadow Of The Day chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 4 | Fsus4 | Vsus4 | F Bb 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Gm – Bb – Ebsus4 – Fsus4 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 Shadow Of The Day
Does the sheet music for Shadow Of The Day 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 Shadow Of The Day?
The loop is Gm – Bb – Ebsus4 – Fsus4 (vi – I5 – IVsus – Vsus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Shadow Of The Day in?
Bb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Shadow Of The Day?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Shadow Of The Day 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.