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You Can’t Do That: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–V7 loop
- Medium
You Can’t Do That written out as piano music: the I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand double-skip chords.
You Can’t Do That 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 4 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
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: run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and double-skip chords in the right, over the G7 – C7 – G7 – D7 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 Can’t Do That
Does the sheet music for You Can’t Do That 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 Can’t Do That?
The loop is G7 – C7 – G7 – D7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is You Can’t Do That in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Can’t Do That?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Can’t Do That 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.