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What now my (F)love,
now that you (Bb)left (F)me?
How can I (Gm)Live
through an oth er (F)day?
Watch ing my (F)dreams
turn ing to (Bb)ash (F)es,
and my (Gm)hopes
in to bits (C7)of (F)clay.
(F7)Once I could (Gm7)see,
once I could (Am7)feel.
Now I am (Gm7)numb,
I’ve be (C7)come
un (Fmaj7)real.
I (F7)walk the (Bbm7)night
with out a (Abmaj7)goal.
Stripped of my (Bbm6)heart,
my (Gm7)soul.
What now my (F)love,
now that it’s (Bb)o (F)ver?
I feel the (Gm)world
clos ing in on (F)me.
Here come the (F)stars
tum bling a (Bb)round (F)me,
there’s the (Gm)sky
where the sea (C7)should (F)be.
(F7)What now my (Gm7)love,
now that you’re (Am7)gone?
I’d be a (Gm7)fool
to go (C7)on
and (Fmaj7)on.
No (F7)one would (Bbm7)care,
no one would (Abmaj7)cry.
If I should (Bbm6)live
or (Gm7)die.
What now my
What now my (F)love,
now there is (Bb)noth (F)ing.
On ly my (Gm)last
(C9)good (F)bye.
What Now My Love — Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "What Now My Love" by Gilbert Becaud 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 “What Now My Love”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "What Now My 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 Bb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "What Now My Love" by Gilbert Becaud played in?
- What Now My Love 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 "What Now My Love"?
- The arrangement plays at 120 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "What Now My 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 "What Now My Love"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "What Now My Love"?
- "What Now My Love" was originally performed by Gilbert Becaud. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "What Now My 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 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.
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