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Sweet Surrender: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Sarah McLachlan

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 114 BPM
  • 1997
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Sweet Surrender written out as piano music: the vi – IVsus – I – Isus loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

Sweet Surrender chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F#mviF# A C#
2Dsus4IVsus4D G A
3AIA C# E
4Asus4Isus4A D E

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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the F#m – Dsus4 – A – Asus4 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 Sweet Surrender

Does the sheet music for Sweet Surrender 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 Sweet Surrender?

The loop is F#m – Dsus4 – A – Asus4 (vi – IVsus – I – Isus) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Sweet Surrender in?

A major, at about 114 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Sweet Surrender?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sweet Surrender 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.