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The Look Of Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
- D minor
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The Look Of Love written out as piano music: the i – Isus – bVI7 – v loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
The Look Of Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 2 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
| 3 | Bb7 | VI7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Dm – Dsus4 – Bb7 – 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.
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Questions about The Look Of Love
Does the sheet music for The Look Of Love 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 Look Of Love?
The loop is Dm – Dsus4 – Bb7 – Am (i – Isus – bVI7 – v) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is The Look Of Love in?
D minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Look Of Love?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Look Of Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.