Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I Need You So Bad: piano accompaniment sheet music
By B.B. King
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 103 BPM
- 1957
- Tricky
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I Need You So Bad written out as piano music: the IV7 – I – IV7 – I loop in Ab major 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 trotting-sleigh chords.
I Need You So Bad chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Db7 | IV7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Db7 | IV7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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 trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the Db7 – Ab – Db7 – Ab 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 You So Bad
Does the sheet music for I Need You So Bad 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 You So Bad?
The loop is Db7 – Ab – Db7 – Ab (IV7 – I – IV7 – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is I Need You So Bad in?
Ab major, at about 103 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Need You So Bad?
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 You So Bad easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.