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I Can’t Make You Love Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bonnie Raitt
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1991
- Easy
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I Can’t Make You Love Me written out as piano music: the IV – vi – IV – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
I Can’t Make You Love Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Eb – Gm – Eb – Bb 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 Make You Love Me
Does the sheet music for I Can’t Make You Love Me 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 Make You Love Me?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Eb – Bb (IV – vi – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I Can’t Make You Love Me in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Can’t Make You Love Me?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can’t Make You Love Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.