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I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Al Kooper
- C minor
- 6/8
- 66 BPM
- i–v–i–v loop
- 1968
- Medium
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I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know written out as piano music: the i – v – i – v loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) and the right hand rowing-boat chords.
I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 2 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
| 3 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 4 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
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: cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) in the left hand and rowing-boat chords in the right, over the Cm – Gm – Cm – Gm 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 Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
Does the sheet music for I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know 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 Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know?
The loop is Cm – Gm – Cm – Gm (i – v – i – v) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know in?
C minor, at about 66 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know?
Cradle pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know 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.