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I Know What Lies Ahead: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Sylvia Jean Canter
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 87 BPM
- 1982
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I Know What Lies Ahead written out as piano music: the I – vi – I – V7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand hammock chords.
I Know What Lies Ahead chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 3 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Eb7 | V7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and hammock chords in the right, over the Ab – Fm – Ab – Eb7 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 Know What Lies Ahead
Does the sheet music for I Know What Lies Ahead 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 Know What Lies Ahead?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Ab – Eb7 (I – vi – I – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is I Know What Lies Ahead in?
Ab major, at about 87 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Know What Lies Ahead?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Know What Lies Ahead 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.