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If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Annie Roboff & Matraca Berg
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–V–I loop
- 1999
- Medium
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If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – I loop in Eb 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 steady chords.
If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
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 steady chords in the right, over the Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb 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 Fall You’re Going Down With Me
Does the sheet music for If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me 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 Fall You’re Going Down With Me?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb (IV – I – V – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb – Eb.
What key is If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If I Fall You’re Going Down With Me 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.