Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Stubborn Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1982
- Medium
Stubborn Love written out as piano music: the I – iii – #ivo – VII loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
Stubborn Love 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | F#m | iii | F# A C# |
| 3 | G#dim | #iv° | G# B D |
| 4 | C# | VII | C# E# G# |
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: breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D – F#m – G#dim – C# 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 Stubborn Love
Does the sheet music for Stubborn Love 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 Stubborn Love?
The loop is D – F#m – G#dim – C# (I – iii – #ivo – VII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Stubborn Love in?
D major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Stubborn Love?
Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stubborn Love 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.