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Don't Go Breaking My Heart: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Elton John
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- I–IV7–I–IV7 loop
- Tricky
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart written out as piano music: the I – IV7 – I – IV7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | F | I | F A C |
| 4 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
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: rocket sweep (wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the F – Bb7 – F – Bb7 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 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Does the sheet music for Don't Go Breaking My Heart 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 Don't Go Breaking My Heart?
The loop is F – Bb7 – F – Bb7 (I – IV7 – I – IV7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Gm – F.
What key is Don't Go Breaking My Heart in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don't Go Breaking My Heart?
Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don't Go Breaking My Heart easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.