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What a Fool Believes: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Db major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1978
- Easy
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What a Fool Believes written out as piano music: the Vsus4 – V7 – I – ii7 – Vsus4 – bvi° – bVI7 – Vsus4 – V7 loop in Db major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand springy chords.
What a Fool Believes chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db 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 | Absus4 | Vsus4 | Ab Db Eb |
| 1 | Ab7 | V7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 1 | Db | I | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Ebm7 | ii7 | Eb Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Absus4 | Vsus4 | Ab Db Eb |
| 3 | Adim | bvi° | A C Eb |
| 4 | A7 | bVI7 | A C# E G |
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: push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and springy chords in the right, over the Absus4 – Ab7 – Db – Db – Ebm7 – Absus4 – Adim – Adim – A7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about What a Fool Believes
Does the sheet music for What a Fool Believes 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 What a Fool Believes?
The loop is Absus4 – Ab7 – Db – Db – Ebm7 – Absus4 – Adim – Adim – A7 (Vsus4 – V7 – I – ii7 – Vsus4 – bvi° – bVI7 – Vsus4 – V7) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is What a Fool Believes in?
Db major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What a Fool Believes?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What a Fool Believes easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of What a Fool Believes?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.