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I Can See For Miles: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Peter Townshend
- D major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
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I Can See For Miles written out as piano music: the I – bIII – IV – I5 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
I Can See For Miles chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | F | bIII | F A C |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | D | I | 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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the D – F – G – 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 Can See For Miles
Does the sheet music for I Can See For Miles 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 Can See For Miles?
The loop is D – F – G – D (I – bIII – IV – I5) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is I Can See For Miles in?
D major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Can See For Miles?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can See For Miles 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.