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No One: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Alicia Keys

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • 2007
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Steady chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

No One written out as piano music: the V – V7 – vi – IV – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand steady chords.

No One chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbVBb D F
1Bb7V7Bb D F Ab
2CmviC Eb G
3AbIVAb C Eb
4EbIEb G Bb

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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Bb – Bb7 – Cm – Ab – Eb 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about No One

Does the sheet music for No One 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 No One?

The loop is Bb – Bb7 – Cm – Ab – Eb (V – V7 – vi – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Ab – Eb.

What key is No One in?

Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No One?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No One easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of No One?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.