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And I: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Erica Atkins-Campbell, Trecina Atkins-Campbell & others
- F minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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And I written out as piano music: the i – IV7 – bVI7 – bVI loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand late-knock chords.
And I chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
| 2 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | Db7 | VI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 4 | Db | VI | Db F Ab |
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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the Fm – Bb7 – Db7 – Db 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 And I
Does the sheet music for And I 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 And I?
The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Db7 – Db (i – IV7 – bVI7 – bVI) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is And I in?
F minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in And I?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is And I easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.