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I Found A Boy: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Adele
- A major
- 6/8
- 87 BPM
- Medium
I Found A Boy written out as piano music: the V – bIII – I – V loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gondola ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Found A Boy chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | E | V | E G# B |
| 2 | C | bIII | C E G |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
| 4 | E | V | 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: gondola ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the E – C – A – 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 Found A Boy
Does the sheet music for I Found A Boy 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 Found A Boy?
The loop is E – C – A – E (V – bIII – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.
What key is I Found A Boy in?
A major, at about 87 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Found A Boy?
Gondola ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Found A Boy 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.