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You’re Welcome: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Lin-Manuel Miranda

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 135 BPM
  • 2016
  • Medium
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Left hand Late-hop footstepsRight hand Swinging lanternChords the loop the song repeats most

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You’re Welcome written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – III loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand swinging lantern.

You’re Welcome 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmviA C E
2FIVF A C
3CIC E G
4EIIIE 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: late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and swinging lantern in the right, over the Am – F – C – 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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Questions about You’re Welcome

Does the sheet music for You’re Welcome 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 Welcome?

The loop is Am – F – C – E (vi – IV – I – III) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is You’re Welcome in?

C major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You’re Welcome?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You’re Welcome easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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