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The Eye Of The Tiger: piano accompaniment sheet music

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The Eye Of The Tiger written out as piano music: the bVII – i – bVII – i loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-step climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Eye Of The Tiger chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbVIIBb D F
2CmiC Eb G
3BbVIIBb D F
4CmiC Eb 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: double-step climb (broken chord 1-1-3-3) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm 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 Eye Of The Tiger

Does the sheet music for The Eye Of The Tiger 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 Eye Of The Tiger?

The loop is Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is The Eye Of The Tiger in?

C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Eye Of The Tiger?

Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Eye Of The Tiger 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.