Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
You're My Baby: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Johnny Cash
- A major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1956
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
You're My Baby written out as piano music: the IV7 – I – V7 – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays drop-and-stay (broken chord 8-5-5) and the right hand hide-and-seek chords.
You're My Baby 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D7 | IV7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 4 | A | I | A 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: drop-and-stay (broken chord 8-5-5) in the left hand and hide-and-seek chords in the right, over the D7 – A – E7 – 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 My Baby
Does the sheet music for You're My Baby 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 My Baby?
The loop is D7 – A – E7 – A (IV7 – I – V7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is You're My Baby in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You're My Baby?
Drop-and-stay: broken chord 8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You're My Baby 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.