Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Breathe On Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jennifer Knapp
- B minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- i–bVI–i–bVI loop
- 2001
- Medium
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Breathe On Me written out as piano music: the i – bVI – i – bVI loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand groovy chords.
Breathe On Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 2 | G | VI | G B D |
| 3 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 4 | G | VI | G B D |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the Bm – G – Bm – G 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 Breathe On Me
Does the sheet music for Breathe On Me 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 Breathe On Me?
The loop is Bm – G – Bm – G (i – bVI – i – bVI) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Breathe On Me in?
B minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Breathe On Me?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Breathe On Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.