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Sincerely: piano accompaniment sheet music

By McGuire Sisters

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Sincerely written out as piano music: the vi – ii – V7 – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Sincerely chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmviD F A
2GmiiG Bb D
3C7V7C E G Bb
4FIF A C

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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Dm – Gm – C7 – F 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 Sincerely

Does the sheet music for Sincerely 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 Sincerely?

The loop is Dm – Gm – C7 – F (vi – ii – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Sincerely in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Sincerely?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sincerely 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.