Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I'm A Fool To Want You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bob Dylan
- D minor
- 4/4
- 66 BPM
- 1951
- Easy
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I'm A Fool To Want You written out as piano music: the biii – bIII – i – V7 loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand catch-up chords.
I'm A Fool To Want You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Fm | iii | F Ab C |
| 2 | F | III | F A C |
| 3 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 4 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
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: yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) in the left hand and catch-up chords in the right, over the Fm – F – Dm – A7 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 Fm – F – Dm – A7 (biii – bIII – i – V7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is I'm A Fool To Want You in?
D minor, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'm A Fool To Want You?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, 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.