Piano chords · Rock drive
If I Had You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Adam Lambert
- E minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
If I Had You written out as piano music: the VI – i – VIIsus4 – VII – v loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.
If I Had You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | VI | C E G |
| 2 | Em | i | E G B |
| 3 | Dsus4 | VIIsus4 | D G A |
| 3 | D | VII | D F# A |
| 4 | Bm | v | B D F# |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the C – Em – Dsus4 – D – Bm 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about If I Had You
Does the sheet music for If I Had You 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 Had You?
The loop is C – Em – Dsus4 – D – Bm (VI – i – VIIsus4 – VII – v) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is If I Had You in?
E minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If I Had You?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If I Had You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of If I Had You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.