Piano chords · Bossa beach
I Only Want To Say: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I Only Want To Say written out as piano music: the i – bVII – bVI – V loop in Bb minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand pumping chords.
I Only Want To Say chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bbm | i | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Ab | VII | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Gb | VI | Gb Bb Db |
| 4 | F | V | F A C |
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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bbm – Ab – Gb – F 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 Only Want To Say
Does the sheet music for I Only Want To Say 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 Only Want To Say?
The loop is Bbm – Ab – Gb – F (i – bVII – bVI – V) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is I Only Want To Say in?
Bb minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Only Want To Say?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Only Want To Say 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.