Piano chords · Classical salon
You Can’t Hurry Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Brian Holland
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1965
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
You Can’t Hurry Love written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – iii loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bouncing alberti (alberti bass 1-8-5-8) and the right hand pumping chords.
You Can’t Hurry Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Dm | iii | 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: bouncing alberti (alberti bass 1-8-5-8) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Bb – Eb – Bb – Dm 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.
Play next
Questions about You Can’t Hurry Love
Does the sheet music for You Can’t Hurry Love 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 Hurry Love?
The loop is Bb – Eb – Bb – Dm (I – IV – I – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F7 – Bb.
What key is You Can’t Hurry Love in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Can’t Hurry Love?
Bouncing Alberti: alberti bass 1-8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Can’t Hurry Love 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.