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What I Am: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Brandon Aly, Edie Brickell & others
- B minor
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- 1988
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
What I Am written out as piano music: the Isus – bIIIsus – bVIIsus – Isus loop in B minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pony-trot pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.
What I Am chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in B minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bsus4 | Isus4 | B E F# |
| 2 | Dsus4 | IIIsus4 | D G A |
| 3 | Asus4 | VIIsus4 | A D E |
| 4 | Bsus4 | Isus4 | B E F# |
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: pony-trot pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Bsus4 – Dsus4 – Asus4 – Bsus4 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 I Am
Does the sheet music for What I Am 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 I Am?
The loop is Bsus4 – Dsus4 – Asus4 – Bsus4 (Isus – bIIIsus – bVIIsus – Isus) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is What I Am in?
B minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What I Am?
Pony-trot pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What I Am 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.