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Just Once: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Quincy Jones featuring James Ingram
- C major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- Medium
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Just Once written out as piano music: the ii – V – iii – vi loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand soft chords.
Just Once 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 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 2 | G | V | G B D |
| 3 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 4 | Am | vi | 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Dm – G – Em – Am 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 Once
Does the sheet music for Just Once 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 Once?
The loop is Dm – G – Em – Am (ii – V – iii – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Just Once in?
C major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just Once?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just Once 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.