Piano chords · Blues & boogie
You Must Love Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- I–IV–V–I loop
- 1996
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany You Must Love Me without reading music. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
You Must Love Me accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Eb – F – Bb loop with seesaw bass in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about You Must Love Me
What are the letter notes for the You Must Love Me piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bb – Eb – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You Must Love Me?
The loop is Bb – Eb – F – Bb (I – IV – V – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is You Must Love Me in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Must Love Me?
Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Must Love Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.