Other arrangements of Coming Home
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It’s a (C)four let ter word,
a place you (G6)go to heal your hurt.
It’s an (Am7)al tar, it’s a shel ter, one (C7)place you’re al ways wel come.
A big fla (F)min go dou ble wide,
one bed room in a high rise,
a (Dm7)man sion on a hill,
where the (Gsus)mem ’ries al ways will keep you com pa ny when ev er you are a (Gsus)lone.
Af ter all of my (F)run ning,
I’m fi nal ly (Gsus)com ing
home.
The (C)world tried to break me; I (Gsus)found a road to take me home.
There ain’t (Gsus)noth ing but a blue sky (G)now.
Af ter (C)all of my (F)run ning,
I’m (Fmaj9)fi nal ly (Gsus)com ing
home.
Well, they (C)say it’s where the heart is; and I (G6)guess the hard est part is
(Am7)when your heart is bro ken and your (C7)love’s out in the great wide o pen.
(F)Look ing for a map,
(Ab)find ing your way back
to where you be long.
Oh, well (Gsus)that’s where I be long:
(Gsus)com ing
home,
home.
Home.
The (C)world tried to break me; I (Gsus)found a road to take me home.
There ain’t (Gsus)noth ing but a blue sky (G)now.
Af ter all of my (F)run ning,
I’m (Fmaj9)fi nal ly (Gsus)com ing,
af ter (Am7)all of my (F)run ning,
I’m (Fmaj9)fi nal ly (Gsus)com ing
home.
Coming Home — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Coming Home" by Gwyneth Paltrow in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of A. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 68 BPM.
This arrangement is a beautiful exercise in navigating borrowed chords — your left hand will move through fifteen different shapes, so expect the real challenge to be smooth transitions rather than speed.
At 68 BPM you have breathing room, but don't let that fool you; shifts like A to Ab or jumping into Fmaj9 and Dm7 demand that you know each voicing cold before connecting them.
Start hands-separate, drilling your left hand's block chords in four-bar chunks until the shapes feel automatic.
Then add the right-hand melody at half tempo, paying special attention to spots where the harmony suddenly darkens — those Am and F sections will want to trip up your fingers if you're still "searching" for the shape.
Use the sustain pedal gently to bridge gaps, lifting cleanly on each chord change so nothing muddies.
This is the piece that'll make borrowed chords feel like home to your hands.
Try other practice modes:
About “Coming Home”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Coming Home"?
- 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 A. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Coming Home" by Gwyneth Paltrow played in?
- Coming Home is arranged in the key of A on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Coming Home"?
- The arrangement plays at 68 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Coming Home" 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 "Coming Home"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Coming Home"?
- "Coming Home" was originally performed by Gwyneth Paltrow. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Coming Home"?
- This arrangement uses 15 chords: A, Ab, Am, Am7, Asus4, Bm, C, C7, +7 more.
- What other songs by Gwyneth Paltrow can I play here?
- Try "ME AND TENNESSEE", "COUNTRY STRONG". 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 — "Coming Home" 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 A, 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 68 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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