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Could I Have This Dance: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Anne Murray
- A major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- 1980
- Easy
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Could I Have This Dance written out as piano music: the V7 – I – I7 – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz bells.
Could I Have This Dance chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | A7 | I7 | A C# E G |
| 4 | D | IV | D F# A |
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: waltz climb (broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz bells in the right, over the E7 – A – A7 – D 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 Could I Have This Dance
Does the sheet music for Could I Have This Dance 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 Could I Have This Dance?
The loop is E7 – A – A7 – D (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – E7 – A.
What key is Could I Have This Dance in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Could I Have This Dance?
Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Could I Have This Dance 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.