The English Patient: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Gabriel Yared

D major
3/4
100 BPM
1996
Easy

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

The English Patient written out as piano music: the bVII – vi – V – v loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz chords.

The English Patient 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	C	bVII	C E G
2	Bm	vi	B D F#
3	A	V	A C# E
4	Am	v	A C 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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the C – Bm – A – Am 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.

Questions about The English Patient

Does the sheet music for The English Patient 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 English Patient?

The loop is C – Bm – A – Am (bVII – vi – V – v) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is The English Patient in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The English Patient?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The English Patient 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.