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As I Am: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Destiny Hope Cyrus, Alexander Barry & others
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
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As I Am written out as piano music: the I5 – V – IV – V loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.
As I Am 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
| 3 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb 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 As I Am
Does the sheet music for As I Am 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 As I Am?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb (I5 – V – IV – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is As I Am in?
Eb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in As I Am?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is As I Am 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.