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Happy Now: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Left hand Cartwheel heartbeatRight hand Swing pushChords the loop the song repeats most

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Happy Now written out as piano music: the IV – vi – V – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays cartwheel heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4) and the right hand swing push.

Happy Now chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIVA C# E
2C#mviC# E G#
3BVB D# F#
4EIE 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: cartwheel heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the A – C#m – B – 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 Happy Now

Does the sheet music for Happy Now 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 Happy Now?

The loop is A – C#m – B – E (IV – vi – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Happy Now in?

E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Happy Now?

Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Happy Now 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.