Say My Name: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Rodney Jerkins, Lashawn Daniels & others

C minor
2/2
120 BPM
1999
Easy

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Say My Name written out as piano music: the i – bVI – iv – viio loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass), and the right hand sings the tune.

Say My Name 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	Cm	i	C Eb G
2	Ab	VI	Ab C Eb
3	Fm	iv	F Ab C
4	Bdim	vii°	B 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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Cm – Ab – Fm – Bdim 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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The same left hand: Jazz walk

About this pattern

Questions about Say My Name

Does the sheet music for Say My Name 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 My Name?

The loop is Cm – Ab – Fm – Bdim (i – bVI – iv – viio) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is Say My Name in?

C minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Say My Name?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Say My Name easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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