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I Know You Care: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Ellie Goulding

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

I Know You Care chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2F#mviF# A C#
3EVE G# B
4AIA 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and heartbeat chords in the right, over the A – F#m – E – 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 Know You Care

Does the sheet music for I Know You Care 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 Care?

The loop is A – F#m – E – A (I – vi – V – I) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – E – A.

What key is I Know You Care in?

A major, at about 112 beats a minute in 2/2.

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

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Know You Care 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.