Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I Got Lucky: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
I Got Lucky written out as piano music: the V7 – I – iii – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand knock-knock chords.
I Got Lucky chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 4 | F | IV | F A C |
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: yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) in the left hand and knock-knock chords in the right, over the G7 – C – Em – F 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 Got Lucky
Does the sheet music for I Got Lucky 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 Got Lucky?
The loop is G7 – C – Em – F (V7 – I – iii – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – F7 – C.
What key is I Got Lucky in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Got Lucky?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Got Lucky 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.