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Ship to Wreck: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 2015
- Medium
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Ship to Wreck written out as piano music: the vi – IV – ii – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.
Ship to Wreck chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 4 | Am | vi | A C E |
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: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the Am – F – Dm – Am 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 Ship to Wreck
Does the sheet music for Ship to Wreck 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 Ship to Wreck?
The loop is Am – F – Dm – Am (vi – IV – ii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Ship to Wreck in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ship to Wreck?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ship to Wreck 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.