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I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath, scared to rock the (Cm)boat and make a mess.
So I sat qui et ly,
a greed po lite ly.
I guess that I for got I had a choice.
I let you push me (Cm)past the break ing point.
I stood for noth ing, so I fell for ev ’ry thing.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Al read y brush ing (Cm)off the dust.
You (Gm)hear my voice, you hear that sound like thun der gon na (Eb)shake the ground.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Get read y ’cause I’ve (Cm)had e nough.
I (Gm)see it all, I see it now.
I got the (Eb)eye of the ti ger, a fight er, danc ing through the fire.
’Cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar.
Loud er, loud er than a li on ’cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar,
oh,
oh.
You’re gon na hear me roar.
I Now I’m float in’ like a but ter fly.
I Sting in’ like a (Cm)bee, I earned my stripes.
I went from ze ro so to my own he ’ry ro.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Al read y brush ing (Cm)off the dust.
You (Gm)hear my voice, you hear that sound like thun der gon na (Eb)shake the ground.
You (Bb)held me down, but I got up, hey.
Get read y ’cause I’ve (Cm)had e nough.
I (Gm)see it all, I see it now.
I got the (Eb)eye of the ti ger, a fight er, danc ing through the fire.
’Cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar.
Loud er, loud er than a li on ’cause I am a cham pion and you’re gon na hear me roar,
oh,
oh.
You’re gon na hear me roar.
You’re gon na hear me roar,
oh,
oh.
You’re gon na hear me roar.
Roar,
oh,
roar,
oh,
roar.
(CN.C.)I got the eye of the ti You’re gon na hear me roar.
Roar — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Roar" by Katy Perry 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 90 BPM.
This arrangement is a great way to build left-hand independence with an oompah bass pattern — your left hand will alternate between a low root note and a higher chord voicing on the offbeats, which gives the song its bouncy, driving feel.
At 90 BPM in E-flat major, the tempo is manageable, but keeping that bass pattern steady while your right hand carries the melody is the real challenge here.
Start hands-separate: get the left-hand oompah locked in until it feels automatic, especially through the Cm-to-Bb and F-to-C transitions, where the hand has to travel quickly.
The C major chord is the sneaky one — it's borrowed from outside the key, so expect your fingers to hesitate there at first.
Loop those two-bar passages at half speed until the shape is in your muscle memory.
Once both hands are comfortable alone, combine them in four-bar chunks.
This is the piece that'll make oompah patterns second nature for you, and that skill transfers to dozens of pop and folk songs down the road.
Try other practice modes:
About “Roar”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Roar"?
- 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 "Roar" by Katy Perry played in?
- Roar 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 "Roar"?
- The arrangement plays at 90 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Roar" 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 "Roar"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Roar"?
- "Roar" was originally performed by Katy Perry. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Roar"?
- This arrangement uses 6 chords: Bb, C, Cm, Eb, F, Gm.
- What other songs by Katy Perry can I play here?
- Try "BY THE GRACE OF GOD", "CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM", "DARK HORSE". 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 — "Roar" 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 90 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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