Piano chords · Old-time stride
When Your Lover Has Gone: piano accompaniment sheet music
By E.A. Swan
- G minor
- 2/2
- 110 BPM
- 1931
- Easy
When Your Lover Has Gone written out as piano music: the I – I7 – I – i loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
When Your Lover Has Gone chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | Gm | i | G Bb D |
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: oom-pah (bass + chords) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the G – G7 – G – Gm 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 Your Lover Has Gone
Does the sheet music for When Your Lover Has Gone 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 Your Lover Has Gone?
The loop is G – G7 – G – Gm (I – I7 – I – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is When Your Lover Has Gone in?
G minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in When Your Lover Has Gone?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When Your Lover Has Gone 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.