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The Great Escape: piano accompaniment sheet music
By P!nk
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 2012
- Medium
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The Great Escape written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – vi loop in Bb major 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 knock-knock chords.
The Great Escape chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Gm | vi | G Bb 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right, over the Bb – Gm – Bb – Gm 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 Escape
Does the sheet music for The Great Escape 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 Escape?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Bb – Gm (I – vi – I – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Gm – Bb.
What key is The Great Escape in?
Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Great Escape?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Great Escape 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.