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Tuesday Heartbreak: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1972
- Easy
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Tuesday Heartbreak written out as piano music: the bIII7 – ii – V7 – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand pausing chords.
Tuesday Heartbreak chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Gb7 | bIII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 2 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 3 | Bb7 | V7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
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: stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the Gb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb 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 Tuesday Heartbreak
Does the sheet music for Tuesday Heartbreak 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 Tuesday Heartbreak?
The loop is Gb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb (bIII7 – ii – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Tuesday Heartbreak in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Tuesday Heartbreak?
Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Tuesday Heartbreak 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.