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Fooling Yourself: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Tommy Shaw
- D major
- 3/8
- 70 BPM
- IV–V–IV–V loop
- 1977
- Medium
Fooling Yourself written out as piano music: the IV – V – IV – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand rain-gutter drip.
Fooling Yourself chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | G | IV | G B D |
| 2 | A | V | A C# E |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | A | V | A C# 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and rain-gutter drip in the right, over the G – A – G – A 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 Fooling Yourself
Does the sheet music for Fooling Yourself 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 Fooling Yourself?
The loop is G – A – G – A (IV – V – IV – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Fooling Yourself in?
D major, at about 70 beats a minute in 3/8.
What does the left hand play in Fooling Yourself?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fooling Yourself 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.