Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Les Champs-Élysées: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Joe Dassin
- E major
- 12/8
- 160 BPM
- 1969
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Les Champs-Élysées written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – I7 loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
Les Champs-Élysées chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | B | V | B D# F# |
| 3 | C#m | vi | C# E G# |
| 4 | E7 | I7 | E 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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right, over the E – B – C#m – E7 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.
Questions about Les Champs-Élysées
Does the sheet music for Les Champs-Élysées 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 Les Champs-Élysées?
The loop is E – B – C#m – E7 (I – V – vi – I7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Les Champs-Élysées in?
E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Les Champs-Élysées?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Les Champs-Élysées easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.