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I Heard It Through The Grapevine: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Creedence Clearwater Revival
- D minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1966
- Medium
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine written out as piano music: the IV – i – IV – i loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand slow-down chords.
I Heard It Through The Grapevine chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | G | IV | G B D |
| 2 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | Dm | i | D 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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and slow-down chords in the right, over the G – Dm – G – Dm 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 Heard It Through The Grapevine
Does the sheet music for I Heard It Through The Grapevine 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 Heard It Through The Grapevine?
The loop is G – Dm – G – Dm (IV – i – IV – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is I Heard It Through The Grapevine in?
D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Heard It Through The Grapevine?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Heard It Through The Grapevine 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.