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Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Tom Petty & Mike Campbell
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
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Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around written out as piano music: the vi – V – vi – I 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 shy chords.
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 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 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 2 | D | V | D F# A |
| 3 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and shy chords in the right, over the Em – D – Em – 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 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
Does the sheet music for Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 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 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around?
The loop is Em – D – Em – G (vi – V – vi – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around 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.