Speak No Evil: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Eb major
4/4
100 BPM
Easy

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Speak No Evil written out as piano music: the vi – bVII – vi – bVII loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays over-the-hill (broken chord 1-5-3-1) and the right hand pop stabs.

Speak No Evil chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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	Cm	vi	C Eb G
2	Db	bVII	Db F Ab
3	Cm	vi	C Eb G
4	Db	bVII	Db F Ab

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: over-the-hill (broken chord 1-5-3-1) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Cm – Db – Cm – Db 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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The same left hand: Over-the-hill

About this pattern

Questions about Speak No Evil

Does the sheet music for Speak No Evil 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 Speak No Evil?

The loop is Cm – Db – Cm – Db (vi – bVII – vi – bVII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Speak No Evil in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Speak No Evil?

Over-the-hill: broken chord 1-5-3-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Speak No Evil easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.