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Unwritten: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Natasha Bedingfield

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 105 BPM
  • 2004
  • Medium
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Left hand Bouncy-ball heartbeatRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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Unwritten written out as piano music: the vi – ii – IV – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bouncy-ball heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.

Unwritten chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmviD F A
2GmiiG Bb D
3BbIVBb D F
4FIF 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: bouncy-ball heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Dm – Gm – Bb – F 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 Unwritten

Does the sheet music for Unwritten 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 Unwritten?

The loop is Dm – Gm – Bb – F (vi – ii – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.

What key is Unwritten in?

F major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Unwritten?

Bouncy-ball heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Unwritten 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.