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I’ve Got You Beat: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Lorraine Feather & Paul Grabowsky
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–I–ii–I loop
- 2003
- Medium
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I’ve Got You Beat written out as piano music: the ii – I – ii – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tap-dance footsteps (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand late-knock chords.
I’ve Got You Beat chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 4 | A | 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: tap-dance footsteps (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the Bm – A – Bm – A 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’ve Got You Beat
Does the sheet music for I’ve Got You Beat 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’ve Got You Beat?
The loop is Bm – A – Bm – A (ii – I – ii – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I’ve Got You Beat in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ve Got You Beat?
Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ve Got You Beat 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.