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The Dark I Know Well: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- A minor
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- Medium
The Dark I Know Well written out as piano music: the i – VIIsus4 – i – VIIsus4 loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pumping chords.
The Dark I Know Well chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Am | i | A C E |
| 3 | Gsus4 | VIIsus4 | G C 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Am – Am – Gsus4 – Gsus4 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.
Questions about The Dark I Know Well
Does the sheet music for The Dark I Know Well 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 Dark I Know Well?
The loop is Am – Am – Gsus4 – Gsus4 (i – VIIsus4 – i – VIIsus4) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is The Dark I Know Well in?
A minor, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Dark I Know Well?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Dark I Know Well 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 Dark I Know Well?
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.