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The Great Divide: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1994
- Medium
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The Great Divide written out as piano music: the Isus – IVsus – I – Isus loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand swing push.
The Great Divide chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Ebsus4 | Isus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 2 | Absus4 | IVsus4 | Ab Db Eb |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Ebsus4 | Isus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
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: fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the Ebsus4 – Absus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 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 Great Divide
Does the sheet music for The Great Divide 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 Great Divide?
The loop is Ebsus4 – Absus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 (Isus – IVsus – I – Isus) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Great Divide in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Great Divide?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Great Divide 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.