Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Very Thought Of You: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Ray Noble
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1934
- Medium
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The Very Thought Of You written out as piano music: the vi – vi7 – I – ii7 – bVI7 – vi7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand pumping chords.
The Very Thought Of You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 2 | Fm7 | vi7 | F Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Bbm7 | ii7 | Bb Db F Ab |
| 4 | Fb7 | bVI7 | Fb Ab Cb Ebb |
| 4 | Fm7 | vi7 | F Ab C Eb |
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: happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Fm – Fm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Fb7 – Fm7 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 Very Thought Of You
Does the sheet music for The Very Thought Of You 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 Very Thought Of You?
The loop is Fm – Fm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Fb7 – Fm7 (vi – vi7 – I – ii7 – bVI7 – vi7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is The Very Thought Of You in?
Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Very Thought Of You?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Very Thought Of You easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of The Very Thought Of You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.