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I Got Mine: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 70 BPM
  • 2008
  • Easy
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I Got Mine written out as piano music: the I7 – bIII5 – IV7 – I7 loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand pausing chords.

I Got Mine chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1E7I7E G# B D
2GIIIG B D
3A7IV7A C# E G
4E7I7E 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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the E7 – G – A7 – 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 Got Mine

Does the sheet music for I Got Mine 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 Mine?

The loop is E7 – G – A7 – E7 (I7 – bIII5 – IV7 – I7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is I Got Mine in?

E minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Got Mine?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Got Mine 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.