Hi, I am Rita. I transcribe sheet music since 2007. All my sheet music are accurate but simple, beginner-level transcriptions with lyrics (singing is good for mental health). Request any popular song in any genre and language.
The track is transcribed in the original key, F Minor, and uses basic major and minor chords A♭maj7 B♭m Eb7 D♭maj7 and non-harmonic F. The harmony employs distantly related chords.
"I'd Rather Pretend" is composed with a straight rhythm in common time. The second verse is written with triplets.
Learn the left hand first and avoid learning both hands together in the very beginning. Patience is a virtue. Otherwise you will fail immediately and abandon the score.
The left-hand texture is thick and maintains movement with broken chords. You can add below the written notes any notes from the chords symbols if you have a big and strong hand.
The right hand imitates the vocal delivery by Bryant Barnes: a predominant vocal style is legato.
Pitch inflections (slurred notes) should be played quietly.
Focus on precise rhythm in the triplets part.
There are many places of an indefinite pitch where Barnes breathing in.
The aesthetic value of a track is based on stepwise motion that reminds of human speech.
