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The One I Love: piano accompaniment sheet music

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The One I Love written out as piano music: the vi – V – IV – vi loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&), and the right hand sings the tune.

The One I Love chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1C#mviC# E G#
2BVB D# F#
3AIVA C# E
4C#mviC# 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: lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the C#m – B – A – C#m 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 The One I Love

Does the sheet music for The One I Love 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 The One I Love?

The loop is C#m – B – A – C#m (vi – V – IV – vi) in E major, and the song ends on B – A – E.

What key is The One I Love in?

E major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The One I Love?

Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The One I Love 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.