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Dear John: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Taylor Swift

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Dear John written out as piano music: the I – IVsus – I – IVsus loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand chattering waltz.

Dear John 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2Asus4IVsus4A D E
3EIE G# B
4Asus4IVsus4A D E

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 roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) in the left hand and chattering waltz in the right, over the E – Asus4 – E – Asus4 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 Dear John

Does the sheet music for Dear John 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 Dear John?

The loop is E – Asus4 – E – Asus4 (I – IVsus – I – IVsus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Dear John in?

E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Dear John?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dear John 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.