Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I Want To Hold Your Hand: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- G major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- 1963
- Medium
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I Want To Hold Your Hand written out as piano music: the I – V – vi – iii loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand deep-breath chords.
I Want To Hold Your Hand chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | D | V | D F# A |
| 3 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 4 | Bm | iii | B D F# |
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: eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right, over the G – D – Em – Bm 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about I Want To Hold Your Hand
Does the sheet music for I Want To Hold Your Hand 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 Want To Hold Your Hand?
The loop is G – D – Em – Bm (I – V – vi – iii) in G major, and the song ends on D – C – G.
What key is I Want To Hold Your Hand in?
G major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Want To Hold Your Hand?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Want To Hold Your Hand 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.
Can I hear the real melody of I Want To Hold Your Hand?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.