Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Spooky Scary Skeletons: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Andrew Gold
- B minor
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- 1996
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Spooky Scary Skeletons written out as piano music: the bVI – V – i – bVI loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
Spooky Scary Skeletons chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | G | VI | G B D |
| 2 | F# | V | F# A# C# |
| 3 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 4 | G | VI | G B 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the G – F# – Bm – G 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.
Questions about Spooky Scary Skeletons
Does the sheet music for Spooky Scary Skeletons 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 Spooky Scary Skeletons?
The loop is G – F# – Bm – G (bVI – V – i – bVI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Spooky Scary Skeletons in?
B minor, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Spooky Scary Skeletons?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Spooky Scary Skeletons 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.