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It's Going To Take Some Time: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Carpenters
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–bVII–I–bVII loop
- 1971
- Medium
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It's Going To Take Some Time written out as piano music: the I – bVII – I – bVII loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&) and the right hand gear-shift chords.
It's Going To Take Some Time chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Bb | bVII | Bb D F |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | Bb | bVII | Bb D F |
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: sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&) in the left hand and gear-shift chords in the right, over the C – Bb – C – Bb 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's Going To Take Some Time
Does the sheet music for It's Going To Take Some Time 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's Going To Take Some Time?
The loop is C – Bb – C – Bb (I – bVII – I – bVII) in C major, and the song ends on Bb – F – C.
What key is It's Going To Take Some Time in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It's Going To Take Some Time?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It's Going To Take Some Time 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.