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Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears): piano accompaniment sheet music
By John Hiatt
- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
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Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) written out as piano music: the I – V – I – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand pop stabs.
Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | G | V | G B D |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | Am | vi | A C E |
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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the C – G – C – Am 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 Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears)
Does the sheet music for Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) 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 Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears)?
The loop is C – G – C – Am (I – V – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears)?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can Love Stand The Test (from The Country Bears) 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.