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Open Our Eyes: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bob Cull

  • D major
  • 3/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1987
  • Easy
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Open Our Eyes written out as piano music: the vi – V7 – IV – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

Open Our Eyes chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BmviB D F#
2A7V7A C# E G
3GIVG B D
4DID 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: waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Bm – A7 – G – D 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 Open Our Eyes

Does the sheet music for Open Our Eyes 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 Open Our Eyes?

The loop is Bm – A7 – G – D (vi – V7 – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Open Our Eyes in?

D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Open Our Eyes?

Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Open Our Eyes 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.