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I Loves You, Porgy: piano accompaniment sheet music

By George Gershwin

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 75 BPM
  • 1935
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Catch-up chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Loves You, Porgy written out as piano music: the Vsus – I – Vsus – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand catch-up chords.

I Loves You, Porgy chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Csus4Vsus4C F G
2FIF A C
3Csus4Vsus4C F G
4FIF A C

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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and catch-up chords in the right, over the Csus4 – F – Csus4 – F 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 Loves You, Porgy

Does the sheet music for I Loves You, Porgy 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 Loves You, Porgy?

The loop is Csus4 – F – Csus4 – F (Vsus – I – Vsus – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Loves You, Porgy in?

F major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Loves You, Porgy?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Loves You, Porgy 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.