Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
There’s A Fire In The Night: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bob Corbin
- A major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 1984
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
There’s A Fire In The Night written out as piano music: the vi – V – I5 – vi loop in A 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 pop stabs.
There’s A Fire In The Night chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 2 | E | V | E G# B |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
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 pop stabs in the right, over the F#m – E – A – F#m 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 There’s A Fire In The Night
Does the sheet music for There’s A Fire In The Night 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 There’s A Fire In The Night?
The loop is F#m – E – A – F#m (vi – V – I5 – vi) in A major, and the song ends on A – F#m – A.
What key is There’s A Fire In The Night in?
A major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in There’s A Fire In The Night?
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 There’s A Fire In The Night easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.