Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
These Four Walls: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Cheyenne Kimball, Scott Cutler & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 67 BPM
- IV–I–V–ii loop
- 2006
- Medium
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These Four Walls written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – ii loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bobbing boat (open arpeggio 8-12-1-8), and the right hand sings the tune.
These Four Walls 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db 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: bobbing boat (open arpeggio 8-12-1-8) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Db – Ab – Eb – Bbm 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 These Four Walls
Does the sheet music for These Four Walls 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 These Four Walls?
The loop is Db – Ab – Eb – Bbm (IV – I – V – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Db – Ab.
What key is These Four Walls in?
Ab major, at about 67 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in These Four Walls?
Bobbing boat: open arpeggio 8-12-1-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is These Four Walls 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.