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The Show Must Go On: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Queen
- B minor
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1991
- Medium
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The Show Must Go On written out as piano music: the Isus4 – i – VI – iv – VI – iv7 – iv loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand pumping chords.
The Show Must Go On chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | Bsus4 | Isus4 | B E F# |
| 1 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 2 | G | VI | G B D |
| 3 | Em | iv | E G B |
| 3 | G | VI | G B D |
| 4 | Em7 | iv7 | E G B D |
| 4 | Em | iv | E G B |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bsus4 – Bm – G – Em – G – Em7 – Em 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about The Show Must Go On
Does the sheet music for The Show Must Go On 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 Show Must Go On?
The loop is Bsus4 – Bm – G – Em – G – Em7 – Em (Isus4 – i – VI – iv – VI – iv7 – iv) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is The Show Must Go On in?
B minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Show Must Go On?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Show Must Go On easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of The Show Must Go On?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.