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The One That Got Away: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • D major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Hopscotch stepsRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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The One That Got Away written out as piano music: the I – bVII – IV – IV5 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand offbeat skank.

The One That Got Away chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2CbVIIC E G
3GIVG 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: hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the D – C – G – 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 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 D – C – G – G (I – bVII – IV – IV5) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is The One That Got Away in?

D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in The One That Got Away?

Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 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?

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.