Piano chords · Rock drive
Can’t Have You: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Nicholas Jonas & Pj Bianco
- B minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2008
- Medium
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Can’t Have You written out as piano music: the bIII5 – bIII – bVI – i loop in B 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 jump-in chords.
Can’t Have You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | D | III | D F# A |
| 3 | G | VI | G B D |
| 4 | Bm | 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and jump-in chords in the right, over the D – D – G – Bm 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 Have You
Does the sheet music for Can’t Have You 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 Have You?
The loop is D – D – G – Bm (bIII5 – bIII – bVI – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Can’t Have You in?
B minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can’t Have You?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can’t Have You 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.