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(Am)Come on, skin ny love, just last the year,
to (Am)pour a lit tle salt, we were nev er here.
My my my, my my my, my my!
Star ing at the sink of blood and crushed ve neer.
(Am)Come on, my ny love to wreck it all,
and (Am)cut out all the ropes and were let me fall.
My my my, my my my, my my!
Right at this the sink of blood and crushed ve neer.
mo (G)ment,
this or der’s tall.
And I (C)told you to be pa tient, and I (G)told you to be fine.
And I (C)told you to be bal anced, and I (G)told you to be kind.
And in the (C)morn ing, I’ll be with you, but it will (G)be a dif f’rent kind, and I’ll be (C)hold ing all the tick ets and you’ll be (G)ow ing all the fines.
(Am)Come on, skin ny love, what hap pened here?
We (Am)suck led on the hope in light bras sieres.
My my my, my my my, my my!
Sul len load is full, so slow on the split.
And I
Who will love you?
Who will fight?
Who will fall
far be (F)hind?
Skinny Love — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of C. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 152 BPM.
Tip: Start at 50% speed to get comfortable with the fingering, then work your way up to full tempo.
Try other practice modes:
About “Skinny Love”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Skinny Love"?
- 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 C. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver played in?
- Skinny Love is arranged in the key of C on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Skinny Love"?
- The arrangement plays at 152 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Skinny Love" 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 "Skinny Love"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Skinny Love"?
- "Skinny Love" was originally performed by Bon Iver. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Skinny Love"?
- This arrangement uses 4 chords: Am, C, F, G. Only a handful of chords — beginner-friendly.
- What other songs by Bon Iver can I play here?
- Try "8 (circle)", "BETH/REST", "TOWERS". 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 — "Skinny Love" 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 C, 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 152 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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