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This sheet was made from Animenz Piano Sheets’s YouTube piano video, “A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion OP [Piano]”. Watch it, then keep practicing here.
Sheet music. The opening song of Neon Genesis Evangelion is probably the most famous Anime Opening song of all time and I was facing a monumental challenge to adapt this legendary song to the piano.Open on YouTube
A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion) by Yoko Takahashi
About “A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)”
This medium level song is in the key of Bb at 125 BPM. Uploaded by Sara.
Questions about this song (12)
- What does the sheet music of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)" show?
- Standard piano notation drawn from this song's own MusicXML: treble and bass staves, the key signature of Bb and every note of both hands, with the bar you are playing marked as it plays.
- What key is "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)" by Yoko Takahashi played in?
- A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion) is arranged in the key of Bb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)"?
- The arrangement plays at 125 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)"?
- "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)" was originally performed by Yoko Takahashi. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Yoko Takahashi can I play here?
- Try "Tamashii no Refrain (from Neon Genesis Evangelion)". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "A Cruel Angel's Thesis (From Neon Genesis Evangelion)" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Bb, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 125 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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