Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Theme From The Simpsons™: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Danny Elfman
- C major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 1990
- Medium
Theme From The Simpsons™ written out as piano music: the I – io – I – VII loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand gear-shift chords.
Theme From The Simpsons™ chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Cdim | i° | C Eb Gb |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | B | VII | B D# F# |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and gear-shift chords in the right, over the C – Cdim – C – B 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 Theme From The Simpsons™
Does the sheet music for Theme From The Simpsons™ 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 Theme From The Simpsons™?
The loop is C – Cdim – C – B (I – io – I – VII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Theme From The Simpsons™ in?
C major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Theme From The Simpsons™?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Theme From The Simpsons™ 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.