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I Hate U, I Love U: piano accompaniment sheet music

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I Hate U, I Love U written out as piano music: the i – bVII – v – bVI loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand ticking clock.

I Hate U, I Love U chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1F#miF# A C#
2EVIIE G# B
3C#mvC# E G#
4DVID F# A

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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the F#m – E – C#m – D 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 Hate U, I Love U

Does the sheet music for I Hate U, I Love 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, I Love U?

The loop is F#m – E – C#m – D (i – bVII – v – bVI) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is I Hate U, I Love U in?

F# minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Hate U, I Love U?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Hate U, I Love U 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.