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Would?: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Jerry Cantrell

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • 1992
  • Medium
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Left hand Fluttering heartbeatRight hand Skipping-stone chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Would? written out as piano music: the III5 – IV – ii – III5 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.

Would? chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIIIE G# B
2FIVF A C
3DmiiD F A
4EIIIE G# B

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: fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the E – F – Dm – E 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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The same left hand: Fluttering heartbeat

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Questions about Would?

Does the sheet music for Would? 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 Would??

The loop is E – F – Dm – E (III5 – IV – ii – III5) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Would? in?

C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Would??

Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Would? 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.