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I Need My Girl: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Matthew Berninger & Aaron Dessner
- C minor
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- i–bVI–bIII–bVII loop
- 2013
- Medium
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I Need My Girl written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bIII – bVII loop in C minor 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 pitter-patter.
I Need My Girl 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 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | III | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb | VII | Bb D F |
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 pitter-patter in the right, over the Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb 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 Need My Girl
Does the sheet music for I Need My Girl 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 Need My Girl?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb (i – bVI – bIII – bVII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is I Need My Girl in?
C minor, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Need My Girl?
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 Need My Girl 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.