Testimony: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Christopher Smith

D major
12/8
120 BPM
2012
Medium

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

Testimony written out as piano music: the Vsus – V – Vsus – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand doo-wop chords.

Testimony 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	Asus4	Vsus4	A D E
2	A	V	A C# E
3	Asus4	Vsus4	A D E
4	A	V	A C# E

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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and doo-wop chords in the right, over the Asus4 – A – Asus4 – A 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 Testimony

Does the sheet music for Testimony 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 Testimony?

The loop is Asus4 – A – Asus4 – A (Vsus – V – Vsus – V) in D major, and the song ends on Asus4 – A – D.

What key is Testimony in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Testimony?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Testimony 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.