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Starboy: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- A minor
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- i–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- Medium
Starboy written out as piano music: the i – bVII – bVI – bVII loop in A minor 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 ticking clock.
Starboy 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 | G | VII | G B D |
| 3 | F | VI | F A C |
| 4 | G | VII | 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: butterfly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Am – G – F – 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.
Play next
The same i–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
The same left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
Questions about Starboy
Does the sheet music for Starboy 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 Starboy?
The loop is Am – G – F – G (i – bVII – bVI – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Starboy in?
A minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Starboy?
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 Starboy 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.