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Hey You: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Roger Waters
- E minor
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 1979
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Hey You written out as piano music: the i – bvii – i – bvii loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
Hey You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | Dm | vii | D F A |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | Dm | vii | D F A |
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: push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Em – Dm – Em – Dm 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 Hey You
Does the sheet music for Hey 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 Hey You?
The loop is Em – Dm – Em – Dm (i – bvii – i – bvii) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Hey You in?
E minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hey You?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hey 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.