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Anytime: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Herbert Happy Lawson
- A minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- Medium
Anytime written out as piano music: the i – bVII – IV – v loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.
Anytime chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | G | VII | G B D |
| 3 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 4 | Em | v | E G B |
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: galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Am – G – D – Em 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Galloping heartbeat
Questions about Anytime
Does the sheet music for Anytime 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 Anytime?
The loop is Am – G – D – Em (i – bVII – IV – v) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Anytime in?
A minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Anytime?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Anytime 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.