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It Won’t Be Like This For Long: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E major
- 2/2
- 140 BPM
- IV–I–V–I loop
- Easy
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It Won’t Be Like This For Long written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.
It Won’t Be Like This For Long chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | A | IV | A C# E |
| 2 | E | I | E G# B |
| 3 | B | V | B D# F# |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the A – E – B – E 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 Won’t Be Like This For Long
Does the sheet music for It Won’t Be Like This For Long 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 Won’t Be Like This For Long?
The loop is A – E – B – E (IV – I – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on B – A – E.
What key is It Won’t Be Like This For Long in?
E major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It Won’t Be Like This For Long?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It Won’t Be Like This For Long 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.