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I Can’t Quit Her: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Al Kooper & Irwin Levine
- A minor
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1967
- Medium
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I Can’t Quit Her written out as piano music: the i – IV7 – bVII – V7 loop in A 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 pumping chords.
I Can’t Quit Her chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | G | VII | G B D |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
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 pumping chords in the right, over the Am – D7 – G – E7 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 Quit Her
Does the sheet music for I Can’t Quit Her 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 Quit Her?
The loop is Am – D7 – G – E7 (i – IV7 – bVII – V7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is I Can’t Quit Her in?
A minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Can’t Quit Her?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Can’t Quit Her 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.