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The Chain: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie & others
- E minor
- 4/4
- 74 BPM
- 1977
- Tricky
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The Chain written out as piano music: the bVI – I – IV – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand ticking clock.
The Chain chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | C | VI | C E G |
| 2 | E | I | E G# B |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | C | VI | 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: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the C – E – A – 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 The Chain
Does the sheet music for The Chain 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 The Chain?
The loop is C – E – A – C (bVI – I – IV – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is The Chain in?
E minor, at about 74 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Chain?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Chain easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.