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I Just Want To Celebrate: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Rare Earth
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVII–IV–I–bVII loop
- 1971
- Medium
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I Just Want To Celebrate written out as piano music: the bVII – IV – I – bVII 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 pop stabs.
I Just Want To Celebrate 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | C | bVII | C E G |
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 pop stabs in the right, over the C – G – D – C 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 Just Want To Celebrate
Does the sheet music for I Just Want To Celebrate 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 Just Want To Celebrate?
The loop is C – G – D – C (bVII – IV – I – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on C – G – D.
What key is I Just Want To Celebrate in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Just Want To Celebrate?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Just Want To Celebrate 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.