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Could I Leave You?: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Stephen Sondheim
- E major
- 3/4
- 80 BPM
- 1971
- Easy
Could I Leave You? written out as piano music: the V7 – IV – Vsus – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.
Could I Leave You? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 2 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 3 | Bsus4 | Vsus4 | B E F# |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the B7 – A – Bsus4 – E 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 Leave You?
Does the sheet music for Could I Leave 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 Could I Leave You??
The loop is B7 – A – Bsus4 – E (V7 – IV – Vsus – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Could I Leave You? in?
E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Could I Leave You??
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Could I Leave You? 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.