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I Am Mine: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Eddie Vedder

  • D minor
  • 6/8
  • 81 BPM
  • 2002
  • Medium
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Left hand Rowing-boat pulseRight hand Tug-of-war chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Am Mine written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII – bVII – IVsus loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.

I Am Mine chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2FIIIF A C
3CVIIC E G
4Gsus4IVsus4G C D

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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the D – F – C – Gsus4 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 I Am Mine

Does the sheet music for I Am Mine 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 I Am Mine?

The loop is D – F – C – Gsus4 (I5 – bIII – bVII – IVsus) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is I Am Mine in?

D minor, at about 81 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in I Am Mine?

Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Am Mine easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.