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I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jimmy Dorsey

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Left hand Island zigzagRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) written out as piano music: the I – bII – I – bII loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand pop stabs.

I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) 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
1FIF A C
2GbbIIGb Bb Db
3FIF A C
4GbbIIGb Bb Db

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: island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the F – Gb – F – Gb 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 Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People)

Does the sheet music for I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) 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 Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People)?

The loop is F – Gb – F – Gb (I – bII – I – bII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People)?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People) 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.