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I’m A Fool To Want You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bob Dylan

  • E minor
  • 2/2
  • 94 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I’m A Fool To Want You written out as piano music: the V7 – i – I7 – iv loop in E minor 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 hopscotch bells.

I’m A Fool To Want 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1B7V7B D# F# A
2EmiE G B
3E7I7E G# B D
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the B7 – Em – E7 – 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 I’m A Fool To Want You

Does the sheet music for I’m A Fool To Want 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’m A Fool To Want You?

The loop is B7 – Em – E7 – Am (V7 – i – I7 – iv) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is I’m A Fool To Want You in?

E minor, at about 94 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I’m A Fool To Want You?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’m A Fool To Want 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.