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I Need To Know: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Frank Wildhorn
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1995
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
I Need To Know written out as piano music: the II – iv – i – II loop in C# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pop stabs.
I Need To 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 | D# | II | D# F## A# |
| 2 | F#m | iv | F# A C# |
| 3 | C#m | i | C# E G# |
| 4 | D# | II | D# 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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the D# – F#m – C#m – 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 Need To Know
Does the sheet music for I Need To 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 Need To Know?
The loop is D# – F#m – C#m – D# (II – iv – i – II) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is I Need To Know in?
C# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Need To Know?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Need To Know 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.