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This Is How A Heart Breaks: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Rob Thomas
- D minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
This Is How A Heart Breaks written out as piano music: the i – bVII – bVI5 – bVII loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand slow-down chords.
This Is How A Heart Breaks 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 | C | VII | C E G |
| 3 | Bb | VI | Bb D F |
| 4 | C | VII | C E 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and slow-down chords in the right, over the Dm – C – Bb – C 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 This Is How A Heart Breaks
Does the sheet music for This Is How A Heart Breaks 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 This Is How A Heart Breaks?
The loop is Dm – C – Bb – C (i – bVII – bVI5 – bVII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is This Is How A Heart Breaks in?
D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is How A Heart Breaks?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is How A Heart Breaks easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.