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The One That Got Away: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Katy Perry
- E major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- Medium
The One That Got Away written out as piano music: the I – iii7 – I – iii7 loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand twinkle.
The One That Got Away 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | I | E G# B |
| 3 | G#m7 | iii7 | G# B D# F# |
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: run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and twinkle in the right, over the E – E – G#m7 – G#m7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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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 E – E – G#m7 – G#m7 (I – iii7 – I – iii7) in E major, and the song ends on C#m – A – E.
What key is The One That Got Away in?
E major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The One That Got Away?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, 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.
Can I hear the real melody of The One That Got Away?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.