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What'll I Do?: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- 1924
- Medium
What'll I Do? written out as piano music: the I – iv – I – ii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
What'll I Do? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 3 | C | I | C E G |
| 4 | Dm | ii | D F A |
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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the C – Fm – C – Dm 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'll I Do?
Does the sheet music for What'll I 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'll I Do??
The loop is C – Fm – C – Dm (I – iv – I – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is What'll I Do? in?
C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in What'll I Do??
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What'll I 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.