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.
More Kendrick Lamar
The score is duo for piano and voice written on three staves.
A twelve-note scale and a metered sheet music isn't capable to express the sound of "The Day The Party Died" with its rubato vocal and inflections of electronic instruments.
The track is transcribed in the original key, G Sharp Minor, and uses three extended minor chords G♯m C♯m D♯m.
I doubled note values to make sightreading easier for beginners. The track isn't recorded in the 2/2 time.
"The Day The Party Died" is composed with a straight rhythm in common time.
The accompaniment is repetitive but has a lot of variations. I had to mask the first page of the PDF because I know that everyone only wants to play the intro, first eight measure.
The vocal part by Kendrick Lamar is recited staccato with soft swing. I notated it on the D♯ tone, the dominant of G Sharp Minor. I indicated hard swing with dotted notes. Sometimes the accent in lyrics goes on the weak beat.
Focus on precise rhythm in the rap part. It is tiring to sing or play with forte touch; play pianissimo.
