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You Are So Beautiful: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Joe Cocker
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- 1973
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
You Are So Beautiful written out as piano music: the I – I7 – IV – bVII7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand steady chords.
You Are So Beautiful chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Ab7 | I7 | Ab C Eb Gb |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Gb7 | bVII7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Ab – Ab7 – Db – Gb7 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 Are So Beautiful
Does the sheet music for You Are So Beautiful 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 Are So Beautiful?
The loop is Ab – Ab7 – Db – Gb7 (I – I7 – IV – bVII7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is You Are So Beautiful in?
Ab major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are So Beautiful?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are So Beautiful 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 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.