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She: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Elvis Costello

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 67 BPM
  • 1974
  • Easy
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She written out as piano music: the I – IV7 – biii – ii7 – ii – I – VI7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand steady chords.

She chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIC E G
2F7IV7F A C Eb
2EbmbiiiEb Gb Bb
3Dm7ii7D F A C
3DmiiD F A
4CIC E G
4A7VI7A 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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the C – F7 – Ebm – Dm7 – Dm – C – A7 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about She

Does the sheet music for She 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 She?

The loop is C – F7 – Ebm – Dm7 – Dm – C – A7 (I – IV7 – biii – ii7 – ii – I – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.

What key is She in?

C major, at about 67 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in She?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is She easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of She?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.