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A Quiet Thing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 88 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 Quiet Thing without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

A Quiet Thing accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Dm – G7 – Em loop with three-step climb in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 2
Dm
RD5 F4+A4 F4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 3
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 4
Em
RE5 G4+B4 E4 G4 B4 E5 G5 B5 E6 G6
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 5
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 6
Dm
RD5 F4+A4 F4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 7
G7
RG5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 8
Em
RE5 G4+B4 G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3

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 Quiet Thing

What are the letter notes for the A Quiet Thing 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 Am – Dm – G7 – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Quiet Thing?

The loop is Am – Dm – G7 – Em (vi – ii – V7 – iii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is A Quiet Thing in?

C major, at about 88 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in A Quiet Thing?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Quiet Thing 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.