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Sober II: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Ella Yelich-O’Connor & Jack Antonoff
- A minor
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
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Sober II written out as piano music: the i – bIII – bVI – iv loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand ticking clock.
Sober II chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. 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 | i | A C E |
| 2 | C | III | C E G |
| 3 | F | VI | F A C |
| 4 | Dm | iv | 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Am – C – F – 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 Sober II
Does the sheet music for Sober II 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 Sober II?
The loop is Am – C – F – Dm (i – bIII – bVI – iv) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Sober II in?
A minor, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sober II?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sober II 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.