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Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Lin-Manuel Miranda

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 76 BPM
  • 2016
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape) written out as piano music: the IV – vi – iii – III5 loop in Bb 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 sings the tune.

Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape) chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIVEb G Bb
2GmviG Bb D
3DmiiiD F A
4DIIID F# A

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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Eb – Gm – Dm – D 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 Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape)

Does the sheet music for Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape) 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 Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape)?

The loop is Eb – Gm – Dm – D (IV – vi – iii – III5) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape) in?

Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape)?

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 Valley Forge (Demo) (from The Hamilton Mixtape) 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.