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Where Do You Start?: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1988
- Easy
Where Do You Start? written out as piano music: the I7 – IV – ii – iv loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Where Do You Start? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 4 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the G7 – C – Am – Cm 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 Do You Start?
Does the sheet music for Where Do You Start? 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 Do You Start??
The loop is G7 – C – Am – Cm (I7 – IV – ii – iv) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Where Do You Start? in?
G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Where Do You Start??
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Where Do You Start? 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.