Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Gonna See My Baby Tonight: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Kevin Borich
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Gonna See My Baby Tonight written out as piano music: the I – IV – bVII – VI7 loop in Bb 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 cuckoo clock.
Gonna See My Baby Tonight chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | G7 | VI7 | G B D F |
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 cuckoo clock in the right, over the Bb – Eb – Ab – G7 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.
Questions about Gonna See My Baby Tonight
Does the sheet music for Gonna See My Baby Tonight 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 Gonna See My Baby Tonight?
The loop is Bb – Eb – Ab – G7 (I – IV – bVII – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Gonna See My Baby Tonight in?
Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gonna See My Baby Tonight?
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 Gonna See My Baby Tonight 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.