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Just As I Am: piano accompaniment sheet music

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Left hand Moon River rollThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Just As I Am written out as piano music: the I – I7 – IV – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Just As I Am 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2C7I7C E G Bb
3FIVF A C
4CIC 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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the C – C7 – F – 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 Just As I Am

Does the sheet music for Just As I Am 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 Just As I Am?

The loop is C – C7 – F – C (I – I7 – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Just As I Am in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Just As I Am?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Just As I Am 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.