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Vertical: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Left hand Pop seesawRight hand Starlight twinkleChords the loop the song repeats most

Vertical written out as piano music: the i – IV7 – i – IV7 loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5) and the right hand starlight twinkle.

Vertical chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GmiG Bb D
2C7IV7C E G Bb
3GmiG Bb D
4C7IV7C E G Bb

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 seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5) in the left hand and starlight twinkle in the right, over the Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 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 Vertical

Does the sheet music for Vertical 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 Vertical?

The loop is Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 (i – IV7 – i – IV7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Vertical in?

G minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Vertical?

Pop seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Vertical 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.