Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
If You Could Only See: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Emerson Hart
- B minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1996
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
If You Could Only See written out as piano music: the bIII – bVII – i – bIII loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
If You Could Only See chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | D | III | D F# A |
| 2 | A | VII | A C# E |
| 3 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 4 | D | III | D F# A |
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: eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D – A – Bm – D 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 You Could Only See
Does the sheet music for If You Could Only See 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 You Could Only See?
The loop is D – A – Bm – D (bIII – bVII – i – bIII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is If You Could Only See in?
B minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If You Could Only See?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If You Could Only See 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.