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Give Me One Reason: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Tracy Chapman

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Give Me One Reason written out as piano music: the I – IV – V – I loop in G 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 hide-and-seek chords.

Give Me One Reason 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2CIVC E G
3DVD F# A
4GIG B D

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 hide-and-seek chords in the right, over the G – C – D – G 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 Give Me One Reason

Does the sheet music for Give Me One Reason 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 Give Me One Reason?

The loop is G – C – D – G (I – IV – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Give Me One Reason in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Give Me One Reason?

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 Give Me One Reason 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.