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I Really Like You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Carly Rae Jepsen

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I Really Like You written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – vi loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.

I Really Like You chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbIVBb D F
2FIF A C
3CVC E G
4DmviD 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: hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Bb – F – C – 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 Really Like You

Does the sheet music for I Really Like You 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 Really Like You?

The loop is Bb – F – C – Dm (IV – I – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Really Like You in?

F major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Really Like You?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Really Like You 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.