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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Taylor Swift
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2012
- Tricky
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together written out as piano music: the IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi – IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo), and the right hand sings the tune.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Csus4 | IVsus4 | C F G |
| 1 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | Dsus4 | Vsus4 | D G A |
| 2 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 3 | Csus4 | IVsus4 | C F G |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | Dsus4 | Vsus4 | D G A |
| 4 | Em | vi | 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: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em 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 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Does the sheet music for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together 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 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
The loop is Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em – Csus4 – G – Dsus4 – Em (IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi – IVsus4 – I – Vsus4 – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.