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Best Of My Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Maurice White & Al McKay
- C major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Best Of My Love written out as piano music: the IV – I – ii7 – I – IV – I – ii7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand groovy chords.
Best Of My Love 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 | F | IV | F A C |
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Dm7 | ii7 | D F A C |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | Dm7 | ii7 | D F A C |
| 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: chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the F – C – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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The same left hand: Chugging-train pulse
Questions about Best Of My Love
Does the sheet music for Best Of My Love 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 Best Of My Love?
The loop is F – C – Dm7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C (IV – I – ii7 – I – IV – I – ii7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is Best Of My Love in?
C major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Best Of My Love?
Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Best Of My Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Best Of My Love?
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.