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Spoken For: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bart Millard, Jim Bryson & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Spoken For written out as piano music: the Isus – IVsus – vi – IVsus loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand swing push.
Spoken For chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
| 2 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C D |
| 3 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 4 | Gsus4 | IVsus4 | G C 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: butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the Dsus4 – Gsus4 – Bm – Gsus4 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
Questions about Spoken For
Does the sheet music for Spoken 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 Spoken For?
The loop is Dsus4 – Gsus4 – Bm – Gsus4 (Isus – IVsus – vi – IVsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Spoken For in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Spoken For?
Butterfly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Spoken For 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.