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I’m Gonna Be: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- Medium
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I’m Gonna Be written out as piano music: the I5 – IV5 – Vsus – I5 loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.
I’m Gonna Be chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Bbsus4 | Vsus4 | Bb Eb F |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Bbsus4 – Eb 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 Gonna Be
Does the sheet music for I’m Gonna Be 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 Gonna Be?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Bbsus4 – Eb (I5 – IV5 – Vsus – I5) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I’m Gonna Be in?
Eb major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m Gonna Be?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m Gonna Be easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.