Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Air That I Breathe: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Albert Hammond & Michael Hazelwood
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
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The Air That I Breathe written out as piano music: the iv – I – V – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
The Air That I Breathe chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Ebm | iv | Eb Gb Bb |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | V | F A C |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Ebm – Bb – F – Bb 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 The Air That I Breathe
Does the sheet music for The Air That I Breathe 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 The Air That I Breathe?
The loop is Ebm – Bb – F – Bb (iv – I – V – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F – Bb.
What key is The Air That I Breathe in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Air That I Breathe?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Air That I Breathe 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.