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I Must Have Lost It On The Wind: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Elton John

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Left hand Bouncing AlbertiRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Must Have Lost It On The Wind written out as piano music: the vi – iii – IV – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bouncing alberti (alberti bass 1-8-5-8) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

I Must Have Lost It On The Wind chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BmviB D F#
2F#miiiF# A C#
3GIVG B D
4DID F# A

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: bouncing alberti (alberti bass 1-8-5-8) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the Bm – F#m – G – D 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 Must Have Lost It On The Wind

Does the sheet music for I Must Have Lost It On The Wind 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 Must Have Lost It On The Wind?

The loop is Bm – F#m – G – D (vi – iii – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is I Must Have Lost It On The Wind in?

D major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Must Have Lost It On The Wind?

Bouncing Alberti: alberti bass 1-8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Must Have Lost It On The Wind 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.