Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Me And My Arrow: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Harry Nilsson
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
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Me And My Arrow written out as piano music: the ii – V7 – I – VI7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays drop-and-stay (broken chord 8-5-5) and the right hand pumping chords.
Me And My Arrow chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Cm | ii | C Eb G |
| 2 | F7 | V7 | F A C Eb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | G7 | VI7 | G B 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: drop-and-stay (broken chord 8-5-5) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Cm – F7 – Bb – G7 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 Me And My Arrow
Does the sheet music for Me And My Arrow 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 Me And My Arrow?
The loop is Cm – F7 – Bb – G7 (ii – V7 – I – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Me And My Arrow in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Me And My Arrow?
Drop-and-stay: broken chord 8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Me And My Arrow 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.