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Relax: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Frankie Goes To Hollywood
- E minor
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- i–bVII–i–bVII loop
- 1984
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Relax written out as piano music: the i – bVII – i – bVII loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.
Relax chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | D | VII | D 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Em – D – Em – 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.
Play next
The same i–bVII–i–bVII loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Relax
Does the sheet music for Relax 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 Relax?
The loop is Em – D – Em – D (i – bVII – i – bVII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Relax in?
E minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Relax?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Relax 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.