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Love Is The Ritual: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Styx
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1990
- Tricky
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Love Is The Ritual written out as piano music: the VI5 – IV – V5 – II loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) and the right hand marching chords.
Love Is The Ritual chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | VI | E G# B |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | D | V | D F# A |
| 4 | A | II | A C# E |
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: hummingbird shiver (two-note tremolo) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the E – C – D – A 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 The Ritual
Does the sheet music for Love Is The Ritual 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 The Ritual?
The loop is E – C – D – A (VI5 – IV – V5 – II) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Love Is The Ritual in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Is The Ritual?
Hummingbird shiver: two-note tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Is The Ritual easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.