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Can You Do This: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Aloe Blacc, Khalil Abdul-Rahman & others
- A minor
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 2013
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Can You Do This written out as piano music: the I7 – i – IV7 – bIII loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tiptoe heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&) and the right hand pop stabs.
Can You Do This chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | Am | i | A C E |
| 3 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
| 4 | C | III | 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: tiptoe heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the A7 – Am – D7 – 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.
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Questions about Can You Do This
Does the sheet music for Can You Do This 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 You Do This?
The loop is A7 – Am – D7 – C (I7 – i – IV7 – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Can You Do This in?
A minor, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can You Do This?
Tiptoe heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can You Do This 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.