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You Don't Know What Love Is: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Carol Bruce
- F minor
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 1941
- Easy
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You Don't Know What Love Is written out as piano music: the bVI7 – V7 – i – bVI7 loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand skip-and-stroll chords.
You Don't Know What Love Is chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Db7 | VI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
| 4 | Db7 | VI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
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: velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) in the left hand and skip-and-stroll chords in the right, over the Db7 – C7 – Fm – Db7 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 Don't Know What Love Is
Does the sheet music for You Don't Know What Love Is 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 Don't Know What Love Is?
The loop is Db7 – C7 – Fm – Db7 (bVI7 – V7 – i – bVI7) in F minor, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Fm.
What key is You Don't Know What Love Is in?
F minor, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Don't Know What Love Is?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Don't Know What Love Is 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.