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Born To Be My Baby: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & others
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1988
- Medium
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Born To Be My Baby written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bVIIsus – bVII loop in F# minor 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.
Born To Be My Baby chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# 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 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 2 | D | VI | D F# A |
| 3 | Esus4 | VIIsus4 | E A B |
| 4 | E | VII | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the F#m – D – Esus4 – E 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 Born To Be My Baby
Does the sheet music for Born To Be My Baby 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 Born To Be My Baby?
The loop is F#m – D – Esus4 – E (i – bVI – bVIIsus – bVII) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Born To Be My Baby in?
F# minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Born To Be My Baby?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Born To Be My Baby 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.