Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Never Gonna Let You Go: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
- F# minor
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- i–iv–bVII–bIII loop
- 1982
- Medium
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Never Gonna Let You Go written out as piano music: the i – iv – bVII – bIII loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dreamy wave (open arpeggio 1-5-9-10) and the right hand ticking clock.
Never Gonna Let You Go chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 2 | Bm | iv | B D F# |
| 3 | E | VII | E G# B |
| 4 | A | III | 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: dreamy wave (open arpeggio 1-5-9-10) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the F#m – Bm – E – 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 Never Gonna Let You Go
Does the sheet music for Never Gonna Let You Go 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 Never Gonna Let You Go?
The loop is F#m – Bm – E – A (i – iv – bVII – bIII) in F# minor, and the song ends on B – C# – F#.
What key is Never Gonna Let You Go in?
F# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Never Gonna Let You Go?
Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Never Gonna Let You Go 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.