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Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Elliot Wolff, Bryan Abrams & others
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- 1995
- Easy
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Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up written out as piano music: the I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand eager chords.
Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb7 | I7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 2 | Ab7 | IV7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 3 | Eb7 | I7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 4 | Ab7 | IV7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the Eb7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – Ab7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up
Does the sheet music for Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up?
The loop is Eb7 – Ab7 – Eb7 – Ab7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Db – Ab – Eb.
What key is Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.