What You Won’t Do For Love (Easy version with lyrics for singing)-Bobby Caldwell

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Hi, I am Rita. I transcribe piano sheets for popular music. All my sheet music are accurate but simple, beginner-level transcriptions with lyrics (singing is good for health) and harmonic chords. I consider reasonable requests. Sometimes I post free files, don't miss it!

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“What You Won’t Do for Love”

I doubled note values to make sightreading easier for beginners. The track isn't recorded in the 2/2 time.

The track is recorded in non-standard pitch A4=430. If your keyboard is digital, you can retune it to 430 hz.

Remember that the notation system was not intended to represent the sound of pop music with its layered vocal, computer-generated sounds, and inflections of modern electronic instruments. My piano sheet music can only show you the score within the boundaries of the twelve-note scale and a metered rhythm; alas, the pitch and rhythm have little to do with the aesthetic value of the track. Listen to the song before practicing to fully imitate the beauty of the song: its timbre, phrasing, inflections. Play the song, not sheet music. Sing a phrase before playing it on your keyboard.

Imitate the soft vocal delivery by Bobby Caldwell or it won't sound as the song. The vocal part is with pitch inflections (slurred notes). All inflected notes should be played very quietly. The beginnings of phrases are of an indefinite pitch. I notated it as the tonic note.

A predominant vocal style is legato.

"What You Won’t Do for Love" is played with a straight rhythm in common time. It is easy to count for beginners; accent strong beats to maintain a steady pulse. Practice slowly along with the recording.

"What You Won’t Do for Love" is transcribed in the original key, F Sharp Minor, and uses basic/extended major and minor chords D C♯m F♯m Bm and some A7. Extended chords help create richer sounds.

A chord change creates a meaningful harmonic progression.

Of course I consider filling your *requests* of sheet music except for not popular tracks.

00:18 Verse I

01:04 Verse II

01:58 Verse III