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Say You Love Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jessie Ware
- G major
- 6/8
- 90 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 2014
- Medium
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Say You Love Me written out as piano music: the IV – I – IV – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.
Say You Love Me 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 | C | IV | C E G |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | G | I | G B D |
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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the C – G – C – G 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 You Love Me
Does the sheet music for Say You Love 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 Say You Love Me?
The loop is C – G – C – G (IV – I – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Say You Love Me in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Say You Love Me?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Say You Love 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.