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What I Gotta Do: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Macy Gray
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- bVI–bVII–bVI–bVII loop
- 2007
- Medium
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What I Gotta Do written out as piano music: the bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.
What I Gotta Do chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Gb | bVI | Gb Bb Db |
| 2 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Gb | bVI | Gb Bb Db |
| 4 | Ab | bVII | Ab C Eb |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Gb – Ab – Gb – Ab 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 Gotta Do
Does the sheet music for What I Gotta Do 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 Gotta Do?
The loop is Gb – Ab – Gb – Ab (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is What I Gotta Do in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What I Gotta Do?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What I Gotta Do 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.