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I Won't Dance (from Roberta): piano accompaniment sheet music
By Fred Astaire
- C major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1934
- Easy
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I Won't Dance (from Roberta) written out as piano music: the I7 – IV – bVII7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pausing chords.
I Won't Dance (from Roberta) 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 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Bb7 | bVII7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the C7 – F – Bb7 – C 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 Won't Dance (from Roberta)
Does the sheet music for I Won't Dance (from Roberta) 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 Won't Dance (from Roberta)?
The loop is C7 – F – Bb7 – C (I7 – IV – bVII7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I Won't Dance (from Roberta) in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Won't Dance (from Roberta)?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Won't Dance (from Roberta) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.