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Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker): piano accompaniment sheet music

By The Rolling Stones

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Left hand Banana-peel slipRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) written out as piano music: the vi – I – IV – vi loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7) and the right hand steady chords.

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C#mviC# E G#
2EIE G# B
3AIVA C# E
4C#mviC# 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: banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the C#m – E – A – C#m 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 Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)

Does the sheet music for Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 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 Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)?

The loop is C#m – E – A – C#m (vi – I – IV – vi) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) in?

E minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)?

Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.