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I Shall Be Released: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bob Dylan
- A major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- Easy
I Shall Be Released written out as piano music: the I – ii – iii – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
I Shall Be Released chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 3 | C#m | iii | C# E G# |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
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: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the A – Bm – C#m – E7 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 Shall Be Released
Does the sheet music for I Shall Be Released 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 Shall Be Released?
The loop is A – Bm – C#m – E7 (I – ii – iii – V7) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is I Shall Be Released in?
A major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Shall Be Released?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Shall Be Released 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.