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I Can’t Do This: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Tiffany Arbuckle Lee & Matthew Bronleewe
- E minor
- 4/4
- 86 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
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I Can’t Do This written out as piano music: the I5 – iv – bIII5 – I5 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand wake-and-run chords.
I Can’t Do This chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | E | I | E G# B |
| 2 | Am | iv | A C E |
| 3 | G | III | G B D |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and wake-and-run chords in the right, over the E – Am – G – E 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’t Do This
Does the sheet music for I Can’t Do This 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’t Do This?
The loop is E – Am – G – E (I5 – iv – bIII5 – I5) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I Can’t Do This in?
E minor, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Can’t Do This?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can’t Do This 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.