Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
By Myself: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Arthur Schwartz
- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1937
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
By Myself written out as piano music: the I – vi – bviio – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
By Myself chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | I | F A C |
| 2 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 3 | Ebdim | bvii° | Eb Gb Bbb |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
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: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the F – Dm – Ebdim – C7 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 By Myself
Does the sheet music for By Myself 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 By Myself?
The loop is F – Dm – Ebdim – C7 (I – vi – bviio – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is By Myself in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in By Myself?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is By Myself 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.