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Away From You: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Richard Rodgers
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1976
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Away From You written out as piano music: the io – I – io – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Away From You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Cdim | i° | C Eb Gb |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | Cdim | i° | C Eb Gb |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Cdim – C – Cdim – C 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 Away From You
Does the sheet music for Away From You 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 Away From You?
The loop is Cdim – C – Cdim – C (io – I – io – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Away From You in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Away From You?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Away From You 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.