Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Please Don’t Ask Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By John Farnham
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–IV–iv–I loop
- 1980
- Medium
Please Don’t Ask Me written out as piano music: the I – IV – iv – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays shimmering waves (open arpeggio 1-5) and the right hand steady chords.
Please Don’t Ask Me 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ebm | iv | Eb Gb Bb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb 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: shimmering waves (open arpeggio 1-5) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Bb – Eb – Ebm – Bb 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 Please Don’t Ask Me
Does the sheet music for Please Don’t Ask Me 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 Please Don’t Ask Me?
The loop is Bb – Eb – Ebm – Bb (I – IV – iv – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.
What key is Please Don’t Ask Me in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Please Don’t Ask Me?
Shimmering waves: open arpeggio 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Please Don’t Ask Me 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.