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I Can’t Give You Anything But Love: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Dorothy Fields

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1928
  • Easy
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I Can’t Give You Anything But Love written out as piano music: the I – vi7 – iii – IV7 – ii7 – ii – V7 – V loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
1Em7vi7E G B D
2BmiiiB D F#
2C7IV7C E G Bb
3Am7ii7A C E G
3AmiiA C E
4D7V7D F# A C
4DVD 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the G – Em7 – Bm – C7 – Am7 – Am – D7 – 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

Does the sheet music for I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 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 Give You Anything But Love?

The loop is G – Em7 – Bm – C7 – Am7 – Am – D7 – D (I – vi7 – iii – IV7 – ii7 – ii – V7 – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.

What key is I Can’t Give You Anything But Love in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Can’t Give You Anything But Love?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Can’t Give You Anything But Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Can’t Give You Anything But Love?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.