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Smoke + Mirrors: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Daniel Reynolds, Daniel Sermon & others
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–V–vi–I loop
- 2015
- Medium
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Smoke + Mirrors written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double island pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&) and the right hand soft chords.
Smoke + Mirrors 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 | G | V | G B D |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: double island pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the C – G – Am – C 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 Smoke + Mirrors
Does the sheet music for Smoke + Mirrors 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 Smoke + Mirrors?
The loop is C – G – Am – C (I – V – vi – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Smoke + Mirrors in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Smoke + Mirrors?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Smoke + Mirrors 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.