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I Got Nerve: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 145 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I Got Nerve written out as piano music: the I5 – IV5 – vi – V5 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
I Got Nerve chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 4 | Bb | V | 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: bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Cm – 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 Got Nerve
Does the sheet music for I Got Nerve 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 Nerve?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Cm – Bb (I5 – IV5 – vi – V5) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Got Nerve in?
Eb major, at about 145 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Got Nerve?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Got Nerve 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.