Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Hell Is For Children: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo & others
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 1980
- Medium
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Hell Is For Children written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – vi loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand steady chords.
Hell Is For Children 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Cm | vi | C Eb 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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Eb – Cm – Eb – Cm 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 Hell Is For Children
Does the sheet music for Hell Is For Children 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 Hell Is For Children?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Eb – Cm (I – vi – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Hell Is For Children in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Hell Is For Children?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hell Is For Children 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.