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Where Are You Going: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Dave Matthews Band

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • Easy
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Where Are You Going written out as piano music: the I5 – IVsus – IV – Vsus loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand pausing chords.

Where Are You Going chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DID F# A
2Gsus4IVsus4G C D
3GIVG B D
4Asus4Vsus4A D E

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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the D – Gsus4 – G – Asus4 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 Where Are You Going

Does the sheet music for Where Are You Going 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 Where Are You Going?

The loop is D – Gsus4 – G – Asus4 (I5 – IVsus – IV – Vsus) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Where Are You Going in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Where Are You Going?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where Are You Going 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.