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I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Ned Washington

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I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You written out as piano music: the VI7 – II7 – V7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1D7VI7D F# A C
2G7II7G B D F
3C7V7C E G Bb
4FIF A C

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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the D7 – G7 – C7 – F 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 Gettin' Sentimental Over You

Does the sheet music for I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over 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 Gettin' Sentimental Over You?

The loop is D7 – G7 – C7 – F (VI7 – II7 – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over 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.