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If Tomorrow Never Comes: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Kent Blazy & Garth Brooks
- G major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1988
- Easy
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If Tomorrow Never Comes written out as piano music: the V – IV – I – ii loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
If Tomorrow Never Comes chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | D | V | D F# A |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | Am | ii | A C E |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the D – C – G – Am 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 Tomorrow Never Comes
Does the sheet music for If Tomorrow Never Comes 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 Tomorrow Never Comes?
The loop is D – C – G – Am (V – IV – I – ii) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.
What key is If Tomorrow Never Comes in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If Tomorrow Never Comes?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If Tomorrow Never Comes 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.