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I Won’t Let You Go: piano accompaniment sheet music

By James Morrison

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Left hand Skipping-stone pulseRight hand Run-up chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Won’t Let You Go written out as piano music: the IV – I – vi – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays skipping-stone pulse (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&) and the right hand run-up chords.

I Won’t Let You Go 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIVF A C
2CIC E G
3AmviA C E
4FIVF 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: skipping-stone pulse (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&) in the left hand and run-up chords in the right, over the F – C – Am – 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 Won’t Let You Go

Does the sheet music for I Won’t Let You Go 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 Let You Go?

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

What key is I Won’t Let You Go in?

C major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Won’t Let You Go?

Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Won’t Let You Go 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.