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Say It Isn’t So: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Jon Bon Jovi & Billy Falcon
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2000
- Medium
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Say It Isn’t So written out as piano music: the I5 – V – VI5 – IV5 loop in G 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 push chords.
Say It Isn’t So chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | D | V | D F# A |
| 3 | E | VI | E G# B |
| 4 | C | IV | C E G |
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 push chords in the right, over the G – D – E – C 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 Say It Isn’t So
Does the sheet music for Say It Isn’t So 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 Say It Isn’t So?
The loop is G – D – E – C (I5 – V – VI5 – IV5) in G major, and the song ends on D – C – G.
What key is Say It Isn’t So in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Say It Isn’t So?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Say It Isn’t So 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.