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Teenage Kicks: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Undertones
- D major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- 1978
- Medium
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Teenage Kicks written out as piano music: the I – VII – vi – VII loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand hurrying chords.
Teenage Kicks 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | C# | VII | C# E# G# |
| 3 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 4 | C# | VII | C# E# G# |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the D – C# – Bm – C# 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 Teenage Kicks
Does the sheet music for Teenage Kicks 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 Teenage Kicks?
The loop is D – C# – Bm – C# (I – VII – vi – VII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Teenage Kicks in?
D major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Teenage Kicks?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Teenage Kicks 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.