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We Are The Champions: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Freddie Mercury
- Eb major
- 6/8
- 72 BPM
- vi–V–vi–V loop
- 1977
- Medium
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We Are The Champions written out as piano music: the vi – V – vi – V loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand cradle chords.
We Are The Champions 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 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 2 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb 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 We Are The Champions
Does the sheet music for We Are The Champions 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 We Are The Champions?
The loop is Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb (vi – V – vi – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is We Are The Champions in?
Eb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in We Are The Champions?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Are The Champions 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.