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Your Cheatin’ Heart: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- 1952
- Easy
Your Cheatin’ Heart written out as piano music: the V7 – I – I7 – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Your Cheatin’ Heart chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | C7 | I7 | C E G Bb |
| 4 | F | IV | F A 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: bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the G7 – C – C7 – F 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 Your Cheatin’ Heart
Does the sheet music for Your Cheatin’ Heart 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 Your Cheatin’ Heart?
The loop is G7 – C – C7 – F (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Your Cheatin’ Heart in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Your Cheatin’ Heart?
Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Your Cheatin’ Heart 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.