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Everything Changes: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Sara Bareilles

  • D major
  • 3/4
  • 153 BPM
  • 2015
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

Everything Changes written out as piano music: the I5 – Isus – V7 – Isus loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Everything Changes chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2Dsus4Isus4D G A
3A7V7A C# E G
4Dsus4Isus4D G A

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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D – Dsus4 – A7 – Dsus4 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 Everything Changes

Does the sheet music for Everything Changes 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 Everything Changes?

The loop is D – Dsus4 – A7 – Dsus4 (I5 – Isus – V7 – Isus) in D major, and the song ends on A – G – D.

What key is Everything Changes in?

D major, at about 153 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Everything Changes?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everything Changes 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.