- Contains complete lyrics
Song: |
Pity the Child |
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Instruments: |
Voice Piano Guitar | |
Vocal Range: |
Bb3-Db6 |
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Scoring: |
Piano/Vocal/Guitar |
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Original Published Key: |
Bb Major |
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Time Signature: |
4/4 |
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BPM: |
66 |
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Product Type: |
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Musicnotes |
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Product #:
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MN0078621 |
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Price:
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$5.99
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Each additional print is $4.99
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Pages: |
9 |
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Average Rating:
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Rated 5/5 based on 56 customer ratings |
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Top Review:
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"This is probably the most difficult piece Ive ever attempted to sing. Seriously. Its a gre..." Read reviews
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Lyrics Begin:
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When I was nine I learned survival, taught myself not to care, |
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Arrangement Details
From: |
Chess |
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Pages: |
9 |
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Form: |
Song |
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Instruments: |
Voice Piano Guitar | |
Vocal Range: |
Bb3-Db6 |
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Scoring: |
Piano/Vocal/Guitar |
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Original Published Key: |
Bb Major |
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Available Keys: |
Bb Major (Orig), A Major (-1), C Major (-10), D Major (-8), Eb Major (-7), F Major (-5), G Major (-3), Ab Major (-2) |
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Product Type: |
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Musicnotes |
Product #: |
MN0078621 |
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Tempo: |
Slow rock ballad |
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Metronome: |
q = 66 |
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Time Signature: |
4/4 |
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Song Details
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Date: |
1984 |
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Publisher: |
Universal Music Publishing Group |
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Product Type: |
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Musicnotes |
Product #: |
MN0078621 |
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Lyrics Begin: |
When I was nine I learned survival, taught myself not to care, |
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From the Show: |
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From the Album: |
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From the Book: |
Selections From Chess |
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About This Arrangement
Available as digital sheet music, “Pity the Child” from Chess is a piano/vocal/guitar arrangement you can download and print. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus. This edition includes 9 pages of music. It's written in Bb major.
Transposition into 7 other keys is available. The tempo marking is slow rock ballad, around 66 BPM. It's written for Voice, Piano and Guitar. This edition contains complete lyrics.
Its style is Show/Broadway. Customers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 56 ratings. One customer writes: “This is probably the most difficult piece Ive ever attempted to sing. Seriously. Its a great song with potential for excellent display of ones acting…”
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