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I’m Just A Singer: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by John Lodge
- A minor
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- i–iv–V7–i loop
- 1972
- Medium
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I’m Just A Singer written out as piano music: the i – iv – V7 – i loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.
I’m Just A Singer chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Am | i | A C E |
| 2 | Dm | iv | D F A |
| 3 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 4 | Am | i | A C E |
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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Am – Dm – E7 – Am 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 Just A Singer
Does the sheet music for I’m Just A Singer 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 Just A Singer?
The loop is Am – Dm – E7 – Am (i – iv – V7 – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is I’m Just A Singer in?
A minor, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m Just A Singer?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m Just A Singer 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.