yes and? - Ariana Grande

An easy piano transcription made by request.

Lyrics are always included in my sheet music, singing is good for health.

At the request of the copyright holder Universal Music Publishing Group, the minimum price is $5.99.

Remember that the notation system was not intended to represent the sound of modern R&B music with its layered vocal, computer-generated sounds, and inflections of modern electronic instruments. My piano sheet music can only show you the score within the boundaries of the twelve-note scale and a metered rhythm; alas, the pitch and rhythm have little to do with the aesthetic value of the track. Listen to the song before practicing to fully imitate the beauty of the song: its *timbre, phrasing, inflections.* Play the song, not sheet music. Sing a phrase before playing it on your keyboard.

*ABOUT THE SONG*

Imitate the vocal delivery by Ariana Grande or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is

rhythmic but with pitch inflections (slurred notes). All inflected notes should be played very quietly.

A predominant vocal style is *staccato*.

_"yes, and?"_ is played with a funky rhythm in common time. It is hard to count for beginners so don't play all the notes in the left hand, just mark the bars' beginnings with E Flat.

To keep listeners attention, the *chorus* was made to be the biggest part of the song. I colored it *blue* for your convenience: it is easier to learn a piece of music when you have a mental scheme of it. Play every part differently, as expressively as possible. If some notes are too difficult to play, omit them focusing on emotions instead of sightreading.

A single vocal line accompanied by an instrumental part constitutes the entire musical texture. _"yes, and?"_ has a semi-improvised, speech-like melody and homophonic arrengement: the instrumental part provides a harmony to support the vocal but lacks its own melody.

B Flat minor probably is the key but the melody and the riff are built on E Flat. _"yes, and?"_ is an atonal piece (it has no tonic and sub/dominant). The underlying harmony lacks motion and is fundamentally static: there is no sense of harmonic progression, only a tone on E Flat. Its only use is to drive. The chords are Bbm Ebm Ab Gb Fm.

Notice the ellipsis (omitted chords) in the intro.

Of course I consider filling your *requests* of sheet music except for not popular tracks.