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Love Is Lost: piano accompaniment sheet music
By David Bowie
- Db major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Love Is Lost written out as piano music: the vi – IV – vi – IV5 loop in Db major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.
Love Is Lost chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Db 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 | Bbm | vi | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Gb | IV | Gb Bb Db |
| 3 | Bbm | vi | Bb Db F |
| 4 | Gb | IV | Gb Bb Db |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bbm – Gb – Bbm – Gb 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 Love Is Lost
Does the sheet music for Love Is Lost 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 Love Is Lost?
The loop is Bbm – Gb – Bbm – Gb (vi – IV – vi – IV5) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Love Is Lost in?
Db major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Is Lost?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is Lost 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.