Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Viva La Vida: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Coldplay
- F minor
- 4/4
- 138 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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Viva La Vida written out as piano music: the III – i – VI – VII – VII7 – III loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) and the right hand hurrying chords.
Viva La Vida chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
| 1 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
| 3 | Db | VI | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Eb | VII | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Eb7 | VII7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the Ab – Fm – Fm – Db – Eb – Eb7 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 Viva La Vida
Does the sheet music for Viva La Vida 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 Viva La Vida?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Fm – Db – Eb – Eb7 (III – i – VI – VII – VII7 – III) in F minor, and the song ends on F – Dm – F.
What key is Viva La Vida in?
F minor, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Viva La Vida?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Viva La Vida easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Viva La Vida?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.