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I Know You Can: piano accompaniment sheet music

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I Know You Can written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand heartbeat chords.

I Know You Can chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIVC E G
2GIG B D
3DVD F# A
4EmviE G B

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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right, over the C – G – D – Em 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 Know You Can

Does the sheet music for I Know You Can 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 You Can?

The loop is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on Em – C – G.

What key is I Know You Can in?

G major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Know You Can?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Know You Can easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.