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Why Don't You & I: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Santana
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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Why Don't You & I written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – ii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand lub-dub chords.
Why Don't You & I chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Cm | ii | 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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and lub-dub chords in the right, over the Bb – F – Eb – 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 Why Don't You & I
Does the sheet music for Why Don't You & I 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 Why Don't You & I?
The loop is Bb – F – Eb – Cm (I – V – IV – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on F – Eb – Bb.
What key is Why Don't You & I in?
Bb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Why Don't You & I?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Why Don't You & I 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.