You’ll Be Gone: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Elvis Presley, Bobby Red West & others

E major
4/4
150 BPM
1965
Easy

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You’ll Be Gone written out as piano music: the bII – I – bII – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand pop stabs.

You’ll Be Gone chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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	F	bII	F A C
2	E	I	E G# B
3	F	bII	F A C
4	E	I	E G# B

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: stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the F – E – F – E 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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The same left hand: Stair steps

About this pattern

Questions about You’ll Be Gone

Does the sheet music for You’ll Be Gone 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’ll Be Gone?

The loop is F – E – F – E (bII – I – bII – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is You’ll Be Gone in?

E major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You’ll Be Gone?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You’ll Be Gone 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.