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Hearts Without Chains: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- D minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- bVI–bVII–i–bVI loop
- 2013
- Medium
Hearts Without Chains written out as piano music: the bVI – bVII – i – bVI loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand hurrying chords.
Hearts Without Chains chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 2 | C | VII | C E G |
| 3 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 4 | Bb | VI | Bb 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: hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the Bb – C – Dm – 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.
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Questions about Hearts Without Chains
Does the sheet music for Hearts Without Chains 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 Hearts Without Chains?
The loop is Bb – C – Dm – Bb (bVI – bVII – i – bVI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Hearts Without Chains in?
D minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hearts Without Chains?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hearts Without Chains 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.