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Telephone: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce
- F minor
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Telephone written out as piano music: the i – III – IV – i loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Telephone chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
| 2 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the Fm – Ab – Bb – Fm 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Telephone
Does the sheet music for Telephone 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 Telephone?
The loop is Fm – Ab – Bb – Fm (i – III – IV – i) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is Telephone in?
F minor, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Telephone?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Telephone 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Telephone?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.