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Bye Bye Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Cars
- E major
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- 1978
- Medium
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Bye Bye Love written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand lub-dub chords.
Bye Bye Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | B | V | B D# F# |
| 3 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right, over the E – B – A – E 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 Bye Bye Love
Does the sheet music for Bye Bye Love 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 Bye Bye Love?
The loop is E – B – A – E (I – V – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Bye Bye Love in?
E major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bye Bye Love?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bye Bye Love 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.