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The Perfect Year: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1993
- Easy
The Perfect Year written out as piano music: the Imaj7 – vi7 – IVmaj7 – ii7 – IV loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&) and the right hand soft chords.
The Perfect Year 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 | Ebmaj7 | Imaj7 | Eb G Bb D |
| 2 | Cm7 | vi7 | C Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Abmaj7 | IVmaj7 | Ab C Eb G |
| 4 | Fm7 | ii7 | F Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
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: sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Ab 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.
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Questions about The Perfect Year
Does the sheet music for The Perfect Year 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 Perfect Year?
The loop is Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Ab (Imaj7 – vi7 – IVmaj7 – ii7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Ab – Eb.
What key is The Perfect Year in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Perfect Year?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Perfect Year easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The Perfect Year?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.