Other arrangements of Look Down (Gavroche)
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Look (Gm)down and see the (F)beg gars at your feet.
Look (Gm7)down and show some (C)mer cy if you can.
Look (Gm)down and see the (F)sweep ings of the street.
Look (Gm7)down, look down, up (C)on your fel low man.
(Gm)’Ow do you do, my name’s Gav roche, (F)these are my peo ple, here’s my patch.
(Gm7)Not much to look at, noth ing posh, (C)noth ing that you’d call up to scratch.
(Bb)This is my school, my high so ci e ty, (F)here in the slums of St.
Mi chel.
(Ab)We live on crumbs of hum ble pi e ty, (Eb)tough on the teeth, but what the hell.
Think you’re poor?
Think you’re free?
(D)Fol low me, fol low me!
Look (Gm)down and show some (F)mer cy if you can.
Look (Gm7)down, look down, up (C)on your fel low man.
(Gm)There was a time we killed the king.
(F)We tried to change the world too fast.
(Gm7)Now we have got an oth er king.
(C)He is no bet ter than the last.
(Bb)This is the land that fought for lib er ty, (F)now when we fight, we fight for bread.
(Ab)Here is the thing a bout e qual i ty, (Eb)ev ’ry one’s e qual when they’re dead.
Take your place, take your chance, (E)Vive La France!
Vive La France!
Look (Am)down and show some (G)mer cy if you can.
Look (Am7)down, look down, up (D)on your fel low man.
(D5)When’s it gon na (C5)end?
(D5)When we gon na (C5)live?
(D5)Some thing’s got ta (C5)hap pen now, (Dm)some thing’s got ta (Bb)give.
It ’ll (Dm)come, it ’ll come, it ’ll come, it ’ll come.
Where are the (C)lead ers (Dm)of the (C)land?
(Dm)Where are the (C)swells who (Bb)run this (Am)show?
(Dm)On ly one (C)man, Gen (Dm)’ral La (C)marque,
(Dm)speaks for the (Am)peo ple (Bb)here be (Am)low.
(Gm)La marque is ill and fad ing fast, (Dm)won’t last the week out, so they say.
(E)With all the an ger in the land, (A)how long be fore the judge ment day, be fore we cut the fat ones (Bb)down to size?
Be fore the bar ri cades a (Gm)rise.
Look down, look down, don’t (F)look us in the eye!
Look (Gm7)down, look down, stay (C)here and you die!
(Am)Hey there Mon sieur, what’s new with you?
(G)Have n’t seen much of you of late.
(Am)Plan ning, no doubt, to change the world?
(G)Plot ting to o ver throw the state?
(Bm)Still liv ing here in this old sewer?
(A)Might as well doss down in a ditch.
(G)You still pre tend ing to be poor?
(E)Ev ’ry one knows your Grand pa’s rich.
(A)Won’t take a franc that I’ve not earned.
(Em6)All of those bridg es have been burned.
(F#7)I like the way you talk, Mon sieur.
The (Bm)way you’re al ways teas ing me.
Lit tle he (F#7)knows,
lit tle he (B)sees.
Look Down (Gavroche) — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Look Down (Gavroche)" by Claude-Michel Schonberg in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Eb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 88 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 “Look Down (Gavroche)”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Look Down (Gavroche)"?
- 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 Eb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Look Down (Gavroche)" by Claude-Michel Schonberg played in?
- Look Down (Gavroche) is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Look Down (Gavroche)"?
- The arrangement plays at 88 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Look Down (Gavroche)" 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 "Look Down (Gavroche)"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Look Down (Gavroche)"?
- "Look Down (Gavroche)" was originally performed by Claude-Michel Schonberg. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What other songs by Claude-Michel Schonberg can I play here?
- Try "A Heart Full Of Love", "A Little Fall Of Rain", "At The End Of The Day". 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 — "Look Down (Gavroche)" 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 Eb, 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 88 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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