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Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Meat Loaf
- A major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- I–IV–V–I loop
- 1977
- Medium
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Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad written out as piano music: the I – IV – V – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand pumping chords.
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | E | V | E G# B |
| 4 | A | I | A 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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the A – D – E – A 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 Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad
Does the sheet music for Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad 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 Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad?
The loop is A – D – E – A (I – IV – V – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad in?
A major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.