Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Too Beautiful For Words: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- vi–II7–V7–I loop
- Medium
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Too Beautiful For Words written out as piano music: the vi – II7 – V7 – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
Too Beautiful For Words chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 2 | E7 | II7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bm – E7 – A7 – D 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 Too Beautiful For Words
Does the sheet music for Too Beautiful For Words 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 Too Beautiful For Words?
The loop is Bm – E7 – A7 – D (vi – II7 – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on E7 – A7 – D.
What key is Too Beautiful For Words in?
D major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Too Beautiful For Words?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Too Beautiful For Words 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.