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The Reflex: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 126 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

The Reflex written out as piano music: the i – bVII – iv – bVII loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.

The Reflex chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmiD F A
2CbVIIC E G
3GmivG Bb D
4CbVIIC E G

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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Dm – C – Gm – C 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 Reflex

Does the sheet music for The Reflex 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 Reflex?

The loop is Dm – C – Gm – C (i – bVII – iv – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is The Reflex in?

D major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Reflex?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Reflex 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.