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Unbreak My Heart: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Diane Warren
- C major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
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Unbreak My Heart written out as piano music: the i – iv – bVII – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand running-late chords.
Unbreak My Heart chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 3 | Bb | bVII | Bb D F |
| 4 | G | V | G B D |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and running-late chords in the right, over the Cm – Fm – Bb – G 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 Unbreak My Heart
Does the sheet music for Unbreak My Heart 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 Unbreak My Heart?
The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb – G (i – iv – bVII – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Unbreak My Heart in?
C major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Unbreak My Heart?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Unbreak My Heart 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.