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I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair'): piano accompaniment sheet music
- E minor
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- i–bIII–i–bIII loop
- 1966
- Easy
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I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') written out as piano music: the i – bIII – i – bIII loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays wobbling tick-tock (broken chord 8-7) and the right hand soft chords.
I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | G | III | G B D |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | G | III | G B D |
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: wobbling tick-tock (broken chord 8-7) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Em – G – Em – G 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 Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair')
Does the sheet music for I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') 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 Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair')?
The loop is Em – G – Em – G (i – bIII – i – bIII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') in?
E minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair')?
Wobbling tick-tock: broken chord 8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm Black/Ain't Got No (from 'hair') 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.