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A Man This Lonely: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Brooks & Dunn

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Left hand Bossa seesawRight hand Push chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Man This Lonely without reading music. The left hand plays bossa seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-5-5) and the right hand push chords.

A Man This Lonely accompaniment in letter notes

The A – F#m – D – E loop with bossa seesaw in the left hand and push chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 E3 E3
Bar 2
F#m
RA4+C#5+E5+F#5 A4+C#5+E5+F#5 A4+C#5+E5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 C#3 C#3
Bar 3
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 A2 A2
Bar 4
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 F#6 E6 D6 C#6 B5 A5 G#5 F#5
LE2 E2 B2 B2
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 E3 E3
Bar 6
F#m
RA4+C#5+E5+F#5 A4+C#5+E5+F#5 A4+C#5+E5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 C#3 C#3
Bar 7
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 A2 A2
Bar 8
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 B2 B2

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 Man This Lonely

What are the letter notes for the A Man This Lonely 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 – F#m – D – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Man This Lonely?

The loop is A – F#m – D – E (I – vi – IV – V) in A major, and the song ends on F#m – D – A.

What key is A Man This Lonely in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Man This Lonely?

Bossa seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Man This Lonely 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.