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Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  • F major
  • 6/8
  • 63 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Swelling 6/8The right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626 written out as piano music: the vi – viiø – III7 – vi loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626 chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmviD F A
2Em7b5viiø7E G Bb D
3A7III7A C# E G
4DmviD 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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Dm – Em7b5 – A7 – Dm 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 Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626

Does the sheet music for Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626 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 Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626?

The loop is Dm – Em7b5 – A7 – Dm (vi – viiø – III7 – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626 in?

F major, at about 63 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lacrymosa from Requiem Mass, K626 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.