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If I Could Turn Back Time: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Cher
- B major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 1989
- Medium
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If I Could Turn Back Time written out as piano music: the V5 – I5 – IV5 – V5 loop in B major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.
If I Could Turn Back Time chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | F# | V | F# A# C# |
| 2 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 3 | E | IV | E G# B |
| 4 | F# | V | F# 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the F# – B – E – 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 If I Could Turn Back Time
Does the sheet music for If I Could Turn Back Time 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 If I Could Turn Back Time?
The loop is F# – B – E – F# (V5 – I5 – IV5 – V5) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is If I Could Turn Back Time in?
B major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If I Could Turn Back Time?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If I Could Turn Back Time 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.