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You’re All I Need To Get By: piano accompaniment sheet music

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  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Leapfrog pulseRight hand Late-knock chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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You’re All I Need To Get By written out as piano music: the I – II – ii – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) and the right hand late-knock chords.

You’re All I Need To Get By chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2BIIB D# F#
3BmiiB D F#
4AIA C# E

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: leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the A – B – Bm – A 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’re All I Need To Get By

Does the sheet music for You’re All I Need To Get By 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’re All I Need To Get By?

The loop is A – B – Bm – A (I – II – ii – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is You’re All I Need To Get By in?

A major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You’re All I Need To Get By?

Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You’re All I Need To Get By 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.