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The Dance: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Prince
- E minor
- 2/2
- 121 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
The Dance written out as piano music: the bIImaj7 – i7 – bIImaj7 – i7 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand ticking clock.
The Dance 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 | Fmaj7 | bIImaj7 | F A C E |
| 3 | Em7 | i7 | E 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: stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Em7 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.
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Questions about The Dance
Does the sheet music for The Dance 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 Dance?
The loop is Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Em7 (bIImaj7 – i7 – bIImaj7 – i7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is The Dance in?
E minor, at about 121 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Dance?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Dance 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.
Can I hear the real melody of The Dance?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.