Piano chords · Rock drive
Imma Be: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Will Adams, Allan Pineda & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Imma Be written out as piano music: the vi – iv – bVII7 – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand ticking clock.
Imma Be chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 2 | Dbm | iv | Db Fb Ab |
| 3 | Gb7 | bVII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
| 4 | Fm | vi | F Ab 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Fm – Dbm – Gb7 – Fm 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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The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Imma Be
Does the sheet music for Imma 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 Imma Be?
The loop is Fm – Dbm – Gb7 – Fm (vi – iv – bVII7 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Imma Be in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Imma Be?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Imma 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.