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When It's All Over: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alicia Keys
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2012
- Easy
When It's All Over written out as piano music: the bVI – bVII – v – bVI loop in C minor 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 funky-chicken chords.
When It's All Over chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Ab | VI | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Bb | VII | Bb D F |
| 3 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
| 4 | Ab | VI | 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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and funky-chicken chords in the right, over the Ab – Bb – Gm – 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 When It's All Over
Does the sheet music for When It's All Over 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 When It's All Over?
The loop is Ab – Bb – Gm – Ab (bVI – bVII – v – bVI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is When It's All Over in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When It's All Over?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When It's All Over 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.