Piano chords · Rock drive
The Fly: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by U2
- E minor
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
The Fly written out as piano music: the i – bIII – bVI5 – i loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand ticking clock.
The Fly 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 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | G | III | G B D |
| 3 | C | VI | C E G |
| 4 | Em | i | E G B |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Em – G – C – Em 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.
Play next
Questions about The Fly
Does the sheet music for The Fly 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 Fly?
The loop is Em – G – C – Em (i – bIII – bVI5 – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is The Fly in?
E minor, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Fly?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Fly 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.