Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
In Brokenness You Shine: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Steve Green, Bernie Herms & others
- E minor
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
In Brokenness You Shine written out as piano music: the i – V7 – i – bVII loop in E minor 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 knock-knock chords.
In Brokenness You Shine 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | D | VII | D F# 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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right, over the Em – B7 – Em – D 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 In Brokenness You Shine
Does the sheet music for In Brokenness You Shine 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 In Brokenness You Shine?
The loop is Em – B7 – Em – D (i – V7 – i – bVII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is In Brokenness You Shine in?
E minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in In Brokenness You Shine?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In Brokenness You Shine 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.