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Shot At The Night: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Killers
- F major
- 4/4
- 94 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Shot At The Night written out as piano music: the IV – I – iii – vi loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
Shot At The Night chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 4 | Dm | vi | D F A |
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: knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Bb – F – Am – Dm 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 Shot At The Night
Does the sheet music for Shot At The Night 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 Shot At The Night?
The loop is Bb – F – Am – Dm (IV – I – iii – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Shot At The Night in?
F major, at about 94 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Shot At The Night?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Shot At The Night 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.