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I’ll Take Care Of You: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • E major
  • 12/8
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatRight hand Slow-dance chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I’ll Take Care Of You written out as piano music: the I – vi – ii – iv loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.

I’ll Take Care Of You chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2C#mviC# E G#
3F#miiF# A C#
4AmivA 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: slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right, over the E – C#m – F#m – 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.

Questions about I’ll Take Care Of You

Does the sheet music for I’ll Take Care Of 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 I’ll Take Care Of You?

The loop is E – C#m – F#m – Am (I – vi – ii – iv) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is I’ll Take Care Of You in?

E major, at about 120 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in I’ll Take Care Of You?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’ll Take Care Of You 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.