Piano chords · Old-time stride
Broken-Hearted Girl: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Tor Erik Hermansen & others
- F major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- vi–IV–I–V loop
- 2008
- Medium
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Broken-Hearted Girl written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – V loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand ticking clock.
Broken-Hearted Girl 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 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | C | V | C E G |
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: oom-pah (bass + chords) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Dm – Bb – F – C 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 Broken-Hearted Girl
Does the sheet music for Broken-Hearted Girl 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 Broken-Hearted Girl?
The loop is Dm – Bb – F – C (vi – IV – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.
What key is Broken-Hearted Girl in?
F major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Broken-Hearted Girl?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Broken-Hearted Girl 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.