I See Fire

Ed Sheeran

q = 76 Moderately Slow
Bbm Gb Ab Bbm Gb
bb 4
&bbb4 ∑ ∑ ∑

bb 4
&bbb4 œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
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j
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P œœ ˙˙ œœ ˙˙
? b b b 44 œ. j
bb œ. J œ ˙ œ. J
Con pedale

Ab Bbm Db Ab G b maj7

& bbbb b Ó ‰ j ≈ ≈
3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ
If this is to end in fire, then we should all burn to - geth-er, watch the

b
& b bbb œœ œ œ ˙ œœ œ œ ˙ œœ œ œj œ œ œ œ
œ
j
œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ
j
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? bb b œ. j j œ ˙
œ œ
j
bb œ ˙ œ ˙
J œ œ J
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Bbm Db Ab E b m7 Bbm Db

bbbb b œœœ œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ Œ
œ œ œ
3

& œ œ œ œ
œ œ œœœœœ

bb
flames climb high in - to the light. Call - ing out fath - er, oh,

&bbb œ œ œ ˙ œœ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œ œ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ ˙
j
œ

? bb b j œ œ œ j
bb œ œ ˙
J
J œ
J
˙ œ œ œ ˙
J
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Ab G b maj7 E b m7 Gb

bbbb ‰ œ œ
Fm

& b œ œ œ œ œœ œ ≈œ œ
3

œ œ œœœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
stand by and we will watch the flames burn au - burn on the moun - tain - side.

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& b bbb œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ
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j
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? bb b j œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ w
Piano Grade 4

bb œ œ J J J
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Words & Music by Ed Sheeran

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 Funkometer
Kit Morgan
q = 77

F#7 Eb7 Db7

A
F7 E7 D7

& 44 # # # œœœ ... n n n œœœ œœœ # œœœ œœœ n b b œœœ ... # œœœ ... n b b œœœ ˙˙˙ ..
.
Œ
F
œœ ...
n n bn œœœ
œ œœ
#
? 44 # œœ .
# œœ n # œœœœ œœœ n b b œœœ ..
œ b œ ..
œœœ ... b n œœ ˙˙˙˙ ...
#
n œ . n b œœ . Œ &

C7

b œ œ. œ œ
F9 C7
b œ. œ. œ n œ. œ b œ
. .
‰ œJ ≈ b œ œ .
œœœ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ bœ œ ‰ œ nœ œ ‰. bœ
& J
R
j r j ‰ . œœr ‰ j ‰ ≈ œœr ‰ œœr ≈ Œ
& n n œœœ ‰ ‰ . œœ ‰ œœ Œ b œœœœ œœ Œ œ
bœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b n œœœ œœ œœ
[3]

œ œœ œ œ % C .
bœ œ J ‰ ‰ œJ. ≈ b œ. b œ œ œ œ œ œ. bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰
F9 7 F9

& œ J

j j ‰ ‰. r‰ j j ‰ . œœr ‰ j
& b œœœ .
œœœœ ... œœœ ‰ œœœ Œ œ œœœ œœœ ‰ œœœ b œœœ œœœ Œ
œ œ œ b n œœœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ
[6]

fi
œ b œ œ n œ œœ
Bb7 Eb9 Ab7
œ. œ ˙
To Coda

œ œ œ n œ . œ ‰ œ ‰ œJ œ b œ œ
G7 C7 F9

# œ œ
j
Ó ‰ ≈ Rbœ œnœ
œ
& J

jÓ j ‰ ‰. r ‰ j
Piano Grade 4

& b b œœœœ œœœœ ... b œœœœ ˙˙˙˙ b œ . œ ‰ œ

b œœ .. œœ n œœ œ bn œœœœ œœœ œœœ
. b n œœœ œ œ
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Improvisation & Interpretation

In the improvisation and interpretation test, the examiner will give you a 8–16 bar chord progression in the key of E major
or A b major. You will first be given 90 seconds to practise, after which the examiner will play the backing track twice.
The first time is for you to practise and the second time is for you to perform the final version for the exam. For each
playthrough, the backing track will begin with a one bar count-in. The tempo is q = 60–130.

During the practice time, you will be given the choice of a metronome click throughout or a one bar count-in at the beginning.

The backing track is continuous, so once the first playthrough has finished, the count-in of the second playing will
start immediately.

You will need to improvise diatonic, single note melodies with right hand and chords in left hand.

Please note:
■■At this level, you will need to improvise as directed over the chord symbols as written.
■■Time signatures will be either 4/4 or 3/4.

Improvisation & Interpretation | Example 1

q = 100

#### 4 E B A E G#m F#m

& 4 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

#### E B A A B

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’

####
[5]
A B E A B E

& ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
[9]

Please note: The test shown is an example. The examiner will give you a different version in the exam.

Improvisation & Interpretation | Example 2

q = 100
b Eb Db Ab Bbm
bb b b 4 A Cm

& 4 ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
Ab Eb Db Db Eb

& bbbb ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
Db Eb Ab Db Eb Ab
[5]

& bbbb ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’
Piano Grade 4

[9]

Please note: The test shown is an example. The examiner will give you a different version in the exam.
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General Musicianship Questions

The final part of your exam is the General Musicianship Questions section, which features 5 questions relating to one of
your choice of the performance pieces.

1. You will be asked a question relating to the harmony from a section of one of your pieces.

2. You will be asked a question relating to the melody in a section of one of your pieces.

3. You will be asked a question relating to the rhythms used in a section of one of your pieces.

4. You will be asked a question relating to the technical requirements of one of your pieces.

5. You will be asked a question relating to the genre of one of your pieces.

Piano Grade 4

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