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How’s It Going To Be: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- F major
- 2/2
- 80 BPM
- IV–I–V–IV loop
- Easy
How’s It Going To Be written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – IV loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand springy chords.
How’s It Going To Be chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | IV | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | I | F A C |
| 3 | C | V | C E G |
| 4 | Bb | IV | Bb 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and springy chords in the right, over the Bb – F – C – Bb 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’s It Going To Be
Does the sheet music for How’s It Going To Be 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’s It Going To Be?
The loop is Bb – F – C – Bb (IV – I – V – IV) in F major, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.
What key is How’s It Going To Be in?
F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in How’s It Going To Be?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How’s It Going To Be 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.