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We Can’t Stop: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- E major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- Tricky
We Can’t Stop written out as piano music: the I – iii – vi – IVsus loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand hailstones.
We Can’t Stop 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 |
| 2 | G#m | iii | G# B D# |
| 3 | C#m | vi | C# E G# |
| 4 | Asus4 | IVsus4 | A D E |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and hailstones in the right, over the E – G#m – C#m – Asus4 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about We Can’t Stop
Does the sheet music for We Can’t Stop 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 Can’t Stop?
The loop is E – G#m – C#m – Asus4 (I – iii – vi – IVsus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is We Can’t Stop in?
E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Can’t Stop?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Can’t Stop easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.