Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
What Do You Mean?: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- Easy
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What Do You Mean? written out as piano music: the IVsus – I5 – vi – V loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7), and the right hand sings the tune.
What Do You Mean? 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 | Dbsus4 | IVsus4 | Db Gb Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 4 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
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: banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Dbsus4 – Ab – Fm – Eb 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 What Do You Mean?
Does the sheet music for What Do You Mean? 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 What Do You Mean??
The loop is Dbsus4 – Ab – Fm – Eb (IVsus – I5 – vi – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is What Do You Mean? in?
Ab major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What Do You Mean??
Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What Do You Mean? 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.