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Be (F)kind to your par ents, tho’ (C7)they don’t de serve it.
Re mem ber they’re grown ups, a dif fi cult stage of (F)life.
They’re apt to be ner vous and (C7)o ver ex ci ted, con fused from their dai ly storm and (F)strife.
Just keep in (Bb)mind,
tho’ it sounds (F)odd, I know, most (C)par ents once were (G7)chil dren long a (C)go.
In cred i ble!
So (F)treat them with pa tience and (C7)sweet un der stand ing, in spite of the fool ish things they (F)do!
Some (Bb6)day you may (F)wake up and (G)find you’re a (C7)par ent (F)too.
Be (F)kind to your par ents, tho’ (C7)they don’t de serve it.
Re mem ber they’re grown ups, a dif fi cult stage of (F)life.
They’re apt to be ner vous and (C7)o ver ex ci ted, con fused from their dai ly storm and (F)strife.
Just keep in (Bb)mind,
tho’ it sounds (F)odd, I know,
most (C)par ents once were (G7)chil dren long a (C)go.
In cred i ble!
So (F)treat them with pa tience and (C7)sweet un der stand ing, in spite of the fool ish things they (F)do!
Some (Bb6)day you may (F)wake up and (G)find you’re a (C7)par ent (F)too.
Be (F)too.
Be Kind To Your Parents — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Be Kind To Your Parents" by Harold Rome in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Bb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 200 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
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About “Be Kind To Your Parents”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Be Kind To Your Parents"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Bb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Be Kind To Your Parents" by Harold Rome played in?
- Be Kind To Your Parents 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 "Be Kind To Your Parents"?
- The arrangement plays at 200 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Be Kind To Your Parents" easy to play on piano?
- Yes — this is one of our beginner-friendly arrangements with simplified chords and color-coded notes.
- Can I download sheet music for "Be Kind To Your Parents"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Be Kind To Your Parents"?
- "Be Kind To Your Parents" was originally performed by Harold Rome. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Be Kind To Your Parents" 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 200 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.