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(F)When I try to (Abdim7)sing, you say I’m (Gm7)off
(Gb7)key.
Why can’t you (Abdim7)see how much this (Gm7)hurts
(B7)me?
(D7)With your per fect beau ty and your (A7)per fect pitch,
(E7)you’re a per fect ter ror.
(Ab)When I come a round, must you (G)al ways put me (Gb)down?
If you say my sing
ing is off (G)key, my love,
you will hurt my feel
ings.
Don’t you (A)see, my love?
I (Gm7)wish
I had an
(A)ear
like yours, a (D7)voice that would
be have.
All I have is (G7)feel
ing and the (Gbmaj7)voice God gave.
You in sist my mu
sic goes a (G)gainst the rules.
Yes, but rules were nev
er made for (A)love sick fools;
I (Gm7)wrote
this lit tle
(A)song
for you, but (Dm7)you don’t care.
It’s a crook ed
(A#dim7)song,
ah,
but (B)all
my heart is
(E7)there.
The (Amaj7)thing
that you would
(A#dim7)see
if you would (Bm7)play your part
is (C#m7)e
ven if I’m
(Cdim7)out
of tune I (B)have
a gen tle
(E7)heart.
I (Cmaj7)took your pic ture
(C#dim7)with
my trust ed (Dm7)Rol lei flex.
And now (Gm7)all I have
de (D)vel oped is
a (G13)com
(Db9)plex.
Pos si bly in vain,
I hope you (G)weak en, oh my love.
And for get those rig
id rules that (A)un der mine
my (D)dream of
a (Gm7)life
of love and
(Eb7)mu
sic with some (Am7)one
who’ll un der stand.
That e ven (G7)though I may be out of tune
when I at tempt to (Bbm7)say
how much I love you,
all that (G7)mat ters is the mes sage that I (C7)bring,
which is: my (F)dear one, I love
(Bbm7)you,
my (F)dear one, I love
(Bbm7)you.
Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)" by Antonio Carlos Jobim 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 70 BPM.
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About “Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)"?
- 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 "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)" by Antonio Carlos Jobim played in?
- Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) 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 "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)"?
- The arrangement plays at 70 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)" 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 "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)"?
- "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)" was originally performed by Antonio Carlos Jobim. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim can I play here?
- Try "DINDI", "ONCE I LOVED", "IF YOU NEVER COME TO ME". 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 — "Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune)" 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 70 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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