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You & Me: piano accompaniment sheet music

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You & Me written out as piano music: the IV – V – I – V loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.

You & Me 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CIVC E G
2DVD F# A
3GIG B D
4DVD 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: jazz walk (walking bass) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the C – D – 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 You & Me

Does the sheet music for You & Me 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 You & Me?

The loop is C – D – G – D (IV – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.

What key is You & Me in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You & Me?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You & Me easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky 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.