Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
A Better Man: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Clint Black
- E major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- IV–I–ii–I loop
- 2001
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany A Better Man without reading music. The left hand plays double-tap drop (broken chord 8-8-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
A Better Man accompaniment in letter notes
The A – E – F#m – E loop with double-tap drop in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about A Better Man
What are the letter notes for the A Better Man piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is A – E – F#m – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Better Man?
The loop is A – E – F#m – E (IV – I – ii – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – B – E.
What key is A Better Man in?
E major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Better Man?
Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Better Man 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.