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More Than You Know: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Vincent Youmans

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Left hand Velvet jazzThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

More Than You Know written out as piano music: the I – VI7 – II7 – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

More Than You Know 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
2A7VI7A C# E G
3D7II7D F# A C
4G7V7G 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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the C – A7 – D7 – 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 More Than You Know

Does the sheet music for More Than You Know 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 More Than You Know?

The loop is C – A7 – D7 – G7 (I – VI7 – II7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is More Than You Know in?

C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in More Than You Know?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is More Than You Know easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.