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Drive Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Phillip Phillips & Ben Neil
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- i–bVII–i–bVII loop
- 2012
- Easy
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Drive Me written out as piano music: the i – bVII – i – bVII loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) and the right hand wake-and-run chords.
Drive Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# 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 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 2 | E | VII | E G# B |
| 3 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 4 | E | VII | 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: hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) in the left hand and wake-and-run chords in the right, over the F#m – E – F#m – 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 Drive Me
Does the sheet music for Drive Me 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 Drive Me?
The loop is F#m – E – F#m – E (i – bVII – i – bVII) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Drive Me in?
F# minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Drive Me?
Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Drive Me 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.