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Truth To Power: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Ryan Tedder & T Bone Burnett

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Left hand Double-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Truth To Power written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-step climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3), and the right hand sings the tune.

Truth To Power 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmviA C E
2FIVF A C
3CIC E G
4AmviA C E

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: double-step climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – F – C – Am 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 Truth To Power

Does the sheet music for Truth To Power 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 Truth To Power?

The loop is Am – F – C – Am (vi – IV – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Truth To Power in?

C major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Truth To Power?

Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Truth To Power 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.