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Take Back The Night: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Justin Timberlake, James Fauntleroy & others
- B major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Take Back The Night written out as piano music: the bVII – bVI – bVII – bVI loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
Take Back The Night 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 | A | bVII | A C# E |
| 2 | G | bVI | G B D |
| 3 | A | bVII | A C# E |
| 4 | G | bVI | 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: hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the A – G – A – 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.
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Questions about Take Back The Night
Does the sheet music for Take Back The Night 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 Take Back The Night?
The loop is A – G – A – G (bVII – bVI – bVII – bVI) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Take Back The Night in?
B major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Take Back The Night?
Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Take Back The Night 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.