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I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love written out as piano music: the III7 – VI – vii – III7 loop in F 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 freeze-tag chords.

I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love 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
1A7III7A C# E G
2DVID F# A
3EmviiE G B
4A7III7A 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: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the A7 – D – Em – A7 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’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love

Does the sheet music for I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love 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’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love?

The loop is A7 – D – Em – A7 (III7 – VI – vii – III7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love?

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’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love 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.