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Fix You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Coldplay

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 69 BPM
  • 2005
  • Medium
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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Ticking clockChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

Fix You written out as piano music: the I – iii – vi – V – I – iii – vi – V loop in Eb 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.

Fix You chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
1GmiiiG Bb D
2CmviC Eb G
2BbVBb D F
3EbIEb G Bb
3GmiiiG Bb D
4CmviC Eb G
4BbVBb D F

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 Eb – Gm – Cm – Bb – Eb – Gm – Cm – Bb 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about Fix You

Does the sheet music for Fix You 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 Fix You?

The loop is Eb – Gm – Cm – Bb – Eb – Gm – Cm – Bb (I – iii – vi – V – I – iii – vi – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Bbsus4 – Bb – Eb.

What key is Fix You in?

Eb major, at about 69 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Fix You?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fix You easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Fix You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.