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The Cure: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Stefani Germanotta, Paul Blair & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- vi–IV–V–I loop
- Medium
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The Cure written out as piano music: the vi – IV – V – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
The Cure chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 2 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Fm – Db – Eb – Ab 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 Cure
Does the sheet music for The Cure 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 Cure?
The loop is Fm – Db – Eb – Ab (vi – IV – V – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is The Cure in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Cure?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Cure 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.