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The Way I Tend To Be: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Frank Turner
- B major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
The Way I Tend To Be written out as piano music: the IV – I – Vsus – IV loop in B major 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 ticking clock.
The Way I Tend To Be chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B 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 | IV | E G# B |
| 2 | B | I | B D# F# |
| 3 | F#sus4 | Vsus4 | F# B C# |
| 4 | E | IV | E G# B |
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 ticking clock in the right, over the E – B – F#sus4 – E 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 Way I Tend To Be
Does the sheet music for The Way I Tend To Be 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 Way I Tend To Be?
The loop is E – B – F#sus4 – E (IV – I – Vsus – IV) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is The Way I Tend To Be in?
B major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Way I Tend To Be?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Way I Tend To Be 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.