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How Come You’re Not Here: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Alecia Moore & Greg Kurstin
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 2012
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
How Come You’re Not Here written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII5 – bVII5 – I5 loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
How Come You’re Not Here chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# 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 | F# | I | F# A# C# |
| 2 | A | III | A C# E |
| 3 | E | VII | E G# B |
| 4 | F# | I | F# A# C# |
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: late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the F# – A – E – F# 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 How Come You’re Not Here
Does the sheet music for How Come You’re Not Here 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 How Come You’re Not Here?
The loop is F# – A – E – F# (I5 – bIII5 – bVII5 – I5) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is How Come You’re Not Here in?
F# minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in How Come You’re Not Here?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Come You’re Not Here 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.