Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Killing Me Softly With His Song: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Roberta Flack
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
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Killing Me Softly With His Song written out as piano music: the iii – iii7 – vi – vi7 – IV – vi – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dreamy wave (open arpeggio 1-5-9-10) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
Killing Me Softly With His Song chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 1 | Em7 | iii7 | E G B D |
| 2 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 2 | Am7 | vi7 | A C E G |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | G | V | G B D |
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: dreamy wave (open arpeggio 1-5-9-10) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the Em – Em7 – Am – Am7 – F – Am – G 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 Killing Me Softly With His Song
Does the sheet music for Killing Me Softly With His Song 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 Killing Me Softly With His Song?
The loop is Em – Em7 – Am – Am7 – F – Am – G (iii – iii7 – vi – vi7 – IV – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Killing Me Softly With His Song in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Killing Me Softly With His Song?
Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Killing Me Softly With His Song easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Killing Me Softly With His Song?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.