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The One That Got Away: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Joy Williams, John Paul White & others
- D minor
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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The One That Got Away written out as piano music: the iv – bIII – i – bIII loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand candle flicker.
The One That Got Away chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Gm | iv | G Bb D |
| 2 | F | III | F A C |
| 3 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 4 | F | III | 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: walking roots (root bass · quarters) in the left hand and candle flicker in the right, over the Gm – F – Dm – 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 The One That Got Away
Does the sheet music for The One That Got Away 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 That Got Away?
The loop is Gm – F – Dm – F (iv – bIII – i – bIII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is The One That Got Away in?
D minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The One That Got Away?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The One That Got Away 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.