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Can’t Find My Way Home: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Steve Winwood
- B major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- 1970
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Can’t Find My Way Home written out as piano music: the bVIIsus – IV – iv – I5 loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&), and the right hand sings the tune.
Can’t Find My Way Home chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | Asus4 | bVIIsus4 | A D E |
| 2 | E | IV | E G# B |
| 3 | Em | iv | E G B |
| 4 | B | I | B D# F# |
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: sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Asus4 – E – Em – B 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’t Find My Way Home
Does the sheet music for Can’t Find My Way Home 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’t Find My Way Home?
The loop is Asus4 – E – Em – B (bVIIsus – IV – iv – I5) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is Can’t Find My Way Home in?
B major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can’t Find My Way Home?
Sleepy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can’t Find My Way Home 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.