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Lovesick: piano accompaniment sheet music
By David Yazbek
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- i–bVI7–V7–i loop
- 2011
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Lovesick written out as piano music: the i – bVI7 – V7 – i loop in Bb minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dancing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&) and the right hand pumping chords.
Lovesick chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb minor. 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 | i | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Gb7 | VI7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 3 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 4 | Bbm | i | Bb Db F |
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: dancing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bbm – Gb7 – F7 – Bbm 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 Lovesick
Does the sheet music for Lovesick 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 Lovesick?
The loop is Bbm – Gb7 – F7 – Bbm (i – bVI7 – V7 – i) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Lovesick in?
Bb minor, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lovesick?
Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lovesick 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.