Other arrangements of In A Big Country
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I’ve nev er seen you look like (A)this with out a rea son.
An oth er prom ise fall en (A)through, an oth er (F#m)sea son (E)pass es (E)by you.
I nev er took the smile a (A)way from an y bod y’s face, and that’s a des p’rate way to (A)look for some one (F#m)who is (E)still a (E)child.
In a (E)big coun try dreams (B)stay with you like a (E)lov er’s voice fires the (E)moun tain (E)side.
Stay a (F#m9)live.
I thought that pain and truth were (Amaj7)things that real ly mat tered, but you (C#m)can’t stay here with (F#m)ev ’ry sin gle hope you had (E)shat tered.
I’m not ex pect ing to grow (A)flow ers in a des ert,
but I can live and breathe and (A)see the (F#m)sun in (A)win ter (B)time.
In a (E)big coun try dreams (B)stay with you like a (E)lov er’s voice fires the (E)moun tain (E)side.
Stay a (F#m9)live.
In a (E)big coun try dreams (B)stay with you like a (E)lov er’s voice fires the (E)moun tain (E)side.
Stay a (F#m9)live.
So take that look out of here, it does n’t fit you.
Be cause it’s hap pened does n’t (F#5)mean you’ve been dis card ed.
Pull up your head off the floor.
Come up scream ing!
Cry out for ev ’ry thing you (F#5)ev er might have want ed.
I thought that pain and truth were (A5)things that real ly mat tered, but you (C#5)can’t stay here with (F#5)ev ’ry sin gle hope you had (E)shat tered.
In a (E)big coun try dreams (B)stay with you like a (E)lov er’s voice fires the (E)moun tain (E)side.
Stay a (F#m9)live.
In a (E)big coun try dreams (B)stay with you like a (E)lov er’s voice fires the (E)moun tain (E)side.
Stay a (F#m9)live.
In A Big Country — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "In A Big Country" by Big Country in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of E. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 100 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “In A Big Country”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "In A Big Country"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature E. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "In A Big Country" by Big Country played in?
- In A Big Country is arranged in the key of E on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "In A Big Country"?
- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "In A Big Country" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "In A Big Country"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "In A Big Country"?
- "In A Big Country" was originally performed by Big Country. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "In A Big Country"?
- This arrangement uses 12 chords: A, Amaj7, Apow, B, C#m, C#m7, C#pow, E, +4 more.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "In A Big Country" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature E, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 100 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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