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Somebody To Die For: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Hurts
- B major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- vi–IV–I–V loop
- Medium
Somebody To Die For written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – V loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand starlight twinkle.
Somebody To Die For chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | G#m | vi | G# B D# |
| 2 | E | IV | E G# B |
| 3 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 4 | F# | V | F# A# C# |
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: hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) in the left hand and starlight twinkle in the right, over the G#m – E – B – F# 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 Somebody To Die For
Does the sheet music for Somebody To Die For 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 Somebody To Die For?
The loop is G#m – E – B – F# (vi – IV – I – V) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Somebody To Die For in?
B major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Somebody To Die For?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Somebody To Die For 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.