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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Howard Greenfield & Neil Sedaka
- F major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- vi–ii–V7–I loop
- 1962
- Medium
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do written out as piano music: the vi – ii – V7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 2 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 3 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Dm – Gm – C7 – F chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Does the sheet music for Breaking Up Is Hard To Do have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Breaking Up Is Hard To Do?
The loop is Dm – Gm – C7 – F (vi – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.
What key is Breaking Up Is Hard To Do in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Breaking Up Is Hard To Do?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Breaking Up Is Hard To Do easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.