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Lau ra and Tom my were (Eb)lov ers;
he (Bb)want ed to give her (Eb)ev ’ry thing:
(Dm)Flow ers,
(Eb)pres ents,
and (F)most of all, a wed ding ring!
He saw a sign for a (Eb)stock car race;
a thou sand dol lar (Eb)prize, it read.
He (Dm)could n't get Lau ra (Eb)on the phone, so (F)to her moth er Tom my said:
“Tell Lau ra I love her!
Tell Lau ra I (Cm)need her!
Tell Lau ra I (Bb)may be late, I’ve (Eb6)some thing to do
that (F7)can not (Bb)wait.”
He drove his car to the (Eb)rac ing grounds;
he was the young est (Eb)driv er there.
The crowd roared as they (Eb)start ed the race; ’round the (F)track they drove at a dead ly pace!
No one knows what (Eb)hap pened that day,
how his car o ver (Eb)turned in flames, but (Dm)as they pulled him from the (Eb)twist ed wreck, with his (F)dy ing breath, they heard him say:
“Tell Lau ra I love her!
Tell Lau ra I (Cm)need her!
Tell Lau ra (Bb)not to cry, my (Eb6)love for her
will (F7)nev er (Bb)die!”
Now, in the chap el (Eb)Lau ra prays
for her Tom my who (Eb)passed a way.
It was (Dm)just for Lau ra he (Eb)lived and died; a (F)lone in the chap el she can hear him cry:
Tell Laura I Love Her — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson 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 120 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 “Tell Laura I Love Her”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Tell Laura I Love Her"?
- 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 "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson played in?
- Tell Laura I Love Her 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 "Tell Laura I Love Her"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Tell Laura I Love Her" 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 "Tell Laura I Love Her"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Tell Laura I Love Her"?
- "Tell Laura I Love Her" was originally performed by Ray Peterson. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Tell Laura I Love Her"?
- This arrangement uses 7 chords: Bb, Cm, Dm, Eb, Eb6, F, F7.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "Tell Laura I Love Her" 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 120 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.