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Take Good Care Of My Heart: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Steve Dorff & Peter McCann
- B minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1983
- Medium
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Take Good Care Of My Heart written out as piano music: the i – bVI – iv – V loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths), and the right hand sings the tune.
Take Good Care Of My Heart chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | Bm | i | B D F# |
| 2 | G | VI | G B D |
| 3 | Em | iv | E G B |
| 4 | F# | V | F# 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: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Bm – G – Em – 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 Take Good Care Of My Heart
Does the sheet music for Take Good Care Of My Heart 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 Take Good Care Of My Heart?
The loop is Bm – G – Em – F# (i – bVI – iv – V) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Take Good Care Of My Heart in?
B minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Take Good Care Of My Heart?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Take Good Care Of My Heart 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.