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The More Things Change: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bon Jovi
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
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The More Things Change written out as piano music: the I – IV – ii – IV loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand pumping chords.
The More Things Change chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 4 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Ab – Db – Bbm – Db 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 More Things Change
Does the sheet music for The More Things Change 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 More Things Change?
The loop is Ab – Db – Bbm – Db (I – IV – ii – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ebsus4 – Eb – Ab.
What key is The More Things Change in?
Ab major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The More Things Change?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The More Things Change 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.