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Baby I Love You: piano accompaniment sheet music
- A major
- 6/8
- 110 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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Baby I Love You written out as piano music: the I – v7 – I – v7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths), and the right hand sings the tune.
Baby I Love You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | Em7 | v7 | E G B D |
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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – A – Em7 – Em7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Baby I Love You
Does the sheet music for Baby I Love 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 Baby I Love You?
The loop is A – A – Em7 – Em7 (I – v7 – I – v7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Baby I Love You in?
A major, at about 110 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Baby I Love You?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Baby I Love You 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Baby I Love You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.