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Slow It Down: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 2/2
- 130 BPM
- I–IV–vi–V loop
- Medium
Slow It Down written out as piano music: the I – IV – vi – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Slow It Down 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | G | V | G B D |
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: busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the C – F – Am – G 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 Slow It Down
Does the sheet music for Slow It Down 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 Slow It Down?
The loop is C – F – Am – G (I – IV – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on Am – G – C.
What key is Slow It Down in?
C major, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Slow It Down?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Slow It Down 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.