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Seasons Of Love (from Rent): piano accompaniment sheet music
- D minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
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Seasons Of Love (from Rent) written out as piano music: the VI – III – VI – i7 – VI loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand swing push.
Seasons Of Love (from Rent) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | III | F A C |
| 3 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 4 | Dm7 | i7 | D F A C |
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: gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the Bb – Bb – F – Bb – Dm7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Seasons Of Love (from Rent)
Does the sheet music for Seasons Of Love (from Rent) 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 Seasons Of Love (from Rent)?
The loop is Bb – Bb – F – Bb – Dm7 (VI – III – VI – i7 – VI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Seasons Of Love (from Rent) in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Seasons Of Love (from Rent)?
Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Seasons Of Love (from Rent) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Seasons Of Love (from Rent)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.