I Hate U: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Durrell Babbs, Luke Boyd & others

A minor
4/4
95 BPM
2007
Easy

Tuning the piano…

Learn it

I Hate U written out as piano music: the bVI – iv – i – bVI loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

I Hate U 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	F	VI	F A C
2	Dm	iv	D F A
3	Am	i	A C E
4	F	VI	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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the F – Dm – Am – 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.

Questions about I Hate U

Does the sheet music for I Hate U 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 Hate U?

The loop is F – Dm – Am – F (bVI – iv – i – bVI) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is I Hate U in?

A minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Hate U?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Hate U 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.