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I Am The Walrus: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- A major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
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I Am The Walrus written out as piano music: the I – bVII – bIII – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) and the right hand candle flicker.
I Am The Walrus chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 3 | C | bIII | C E G |
| 4 | D | IV | 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: lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) in the left hand and candle flicker in the right, over the A – G – C – D 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 The Walrus
Does the sheet music for I Am The Walrus 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 The Walrus?
The loop is A – G – C – D (I – bVII – bIII – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Am The Walrus in?
A major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Am The Walrus?
Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Am The Walrus 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.