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I Never Had A Chance: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1934
- Easy
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I Never Had A Chance written out as piano music: the V7 – ii – V7 – ii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
I Never Had A Chance chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 4 | Dm | 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the G7 – Dm – G7 – Dm 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 Never Had A Chance
Does the sheet music for I Never Had A Chance 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 Never Had A Chance?
The loop is G7 – Dm – G7 – Dm (V7 – ii – V7 – ii) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I Never Had A Chance in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Never Had A Chance?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Never Had A Chance 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.