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Happy With You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Paul McCartney

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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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Happy With You written out as piano music: the V – I – 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 walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Happy With You 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AVA C# E
2DID F# A
3GIVG B D
4AVA 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: walking roots (root bass · quarters) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the A – D – 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 Happy With You

Does the sheet music for Happy With You 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 With You?

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

What key is Happy With You in?

D major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Happy With You?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Happy With You 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.