Piano chords · Rock drive
Don’t Close Your Eyes: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Bob McDill
- G major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- V–I–V–vi loop
- 1988
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Don’t Close Your Eyes written out as piano music: the V – I – V – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand telegraph taps.
Don’t Close Your Eyes chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | D | V | D F# A |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | D | V | D F# A |
| 4 | Em | vi | 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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and telegraph taps in the right, over the D – G – D – Em 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 Don’t Close Your Eyes
Does the sheet music for Don’t Close Your Eyes 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 Don’t Close Your Eyes?
The loop is D – G – D – Em (V – I – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.
What key is Don’t Close Your Eyes in?
G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t Close Your Eyes?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t Close Your Eyes 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.