Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
It Might Be You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Marilyn Bergman
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1982
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
It Might Be You written out as piano music: the I – iii – V – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10) and the right hand push chords.
It Might Be You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | Bm | iii | B D F# |
| 3 | D | V | D F# A |
| 4 | C | IV | C E G |
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: breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the G – Bm – D – C 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 It Might Be You
Does the sheet music for It Might Be 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 It Might Be You?
The loop is G – Bm – D – C (I – iii – V – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D7 – G.
What key is It Might Be You in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It Might Be You?
Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Might Be You 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.