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Now Or Never: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Josh Groban
- C minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- Medium
Now Or Never written out as piano music: the I5 – bIII5 – bVI5 – bIII5 loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.
Now Or Never chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Eb | III | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Eb | III | Eb 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: chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the C – Eb – 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.
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Questions about Now Or Never
Does the sheet music for Now Or Never 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 Now Or Never?
The loop is C – Eb – Ab – Eb (I5 – bIII5 – bVI5 – bIII5) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Now Or Never in?
C minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Now Or Never?
Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Now Or Never 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.