Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Hardest Part: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Deborah Harry & Chris Stein
- G minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVII–i–bVII–i loop
- 1979
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The Hardest Part written out as piano music: the bVII – i – bVII – i loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7) and the right hand late-knock chords.
The Hardest Part chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | VII | F A C |
| 2 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
| 3 | F | VII | F A C |
| 4 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
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: banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the F – Gm – F – Gm 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 Hardest Part
Does the sheet music for The Hardest Part 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 Hardest Part?
The loop is F – Gm – F – Gm (bVII – i – bVII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is The Hardest Part in?
G minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Hardest Part?
Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Hardest Part 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.