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You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan): piano accompaniment sheet music

By Phil Collins

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 88 BPM
  • 1998
  • Medium
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You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan) written out as piano music: the IV – V – V7 – iii – iii7 – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) and the right hand pumping chords.

You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan) chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DbIVDb F Ab
2EbVEb G Bb
2Eb7V7Eb G Bb Db
3CmiiiC Eb G
3Cm7iii7C Eb G Bb
4FmviF Ab 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: river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Db – Eb – Eb7 – Cm – Cm7 – Fm 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan)

Does the sheet music for You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan) 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 In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan)?

The loop is Db – Eb – Eb7 – Cm – Cm7 – Fm (IV – V – V7 – iii – iii7 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan) in?

Ab major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan)?

River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan) easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of You'll Be In My Heart (Pop Version) (from Tarzan)?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 10 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.