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I Hope: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 102 BPM
  • 2013
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

I Hope written out as piano music: the IV – vi – iii – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand ticking clock.

I Hope chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIVG B D
2BmviB D F#
3F#miiiF# A C#
4AVA C# E

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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the G – Bm – F#m – A 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 Hope

Does the sheet music for I Hope 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 Hope?

The loop is G – Bm – F#m – A (IV – vi – iii – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is I Hope in?

D major, at about 102 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Hope?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Hope 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.