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Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC): piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
- A major
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- IV–I–bVII–IV loop
- 2006
- Medium
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Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) written out as piano music: the IV – I – bVII – IV loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pumping chords.
Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | G | bVII | G B D |
| 4 | D | IV | D F# A |
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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the D – A – G – D 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 Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC)
Does the sheet music for Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) 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 Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC)?
The loop is D – A – G – D (IV – I – bVII – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) in?
A major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC)?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) 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.