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Come up to meet you, at tell you I’m sor ry, you don’t know how love ly you are.
I had to find you, tell you I need you, that tell you I’ll set you a part.
Tell me your se crets and ask me your ques tions, oh, let’s go back to the start.
Run ning in cir cles, com ing up tails,
heads on a si lence a part.
No bod y said it was eas y,
it’s such a shame for us to part.
No bod y said it was eas y,
no one ev er (C)said it would (Dm7)be this hard.
Oh, take me back to the start.
I was just guess ing at num bers and fig ures, you pull ing your puz zles a part.
Ques tions of sci ence, sci ence and prog ress that must speak as loud as my heart.
Tell me you love me, and come back and haunt me, oh, and I rush to the start.
Run ning in cir cles, chas ing our tails,
heads com ing back as we are.
No bod y said it was eas y,
it’s such a shame for us to part.
No bod y said it was eas y,
no one ev er (C)said it would (Dm7)be so hard.
Oh, take me back to the start.
I’m go ing back to the start.
Ah, ooh.
Ah, ooh.
Ah, ooh.
Ah, ooh.
The Scientist — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "The Scientist" by Coldplay in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of F. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 76 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 “The Scientist”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "The Scientist"?
- 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 F. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "The Scientist" by Coldplay played in?
- The Scientist is arranged in the key of F on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "The Scientist"?
- The arrangement plays at 76 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The Scientist" 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 "The Scientist"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The Scientist"?
- "The Scientist" was originally performed by Coldplay. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "The Scientist"?
- This arrangement uses 5 chords: Bb, C, Dm7, F, Fsus2.
- What other songs by Coldplay can I play here?
- Try "Everglow", "HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND", "FIX YOU". 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 — "The Scientist" 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 F, 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 76 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.