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A Song For You: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Gram Parsons

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A Song For You written out as piano music: the I – ii – IV – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

A Song For You chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2BmiiB D F#
3DIVD F# A
4AIA C# E

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: stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the A – Bm – D – A 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 A Song For You

Does the sheet music for A Song For You 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 A Song For You?

The loop is A – Bm – D – A (I – ii – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on Bm – D – A.

What key is A Song For You in?

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

What does the left hand play in A Song For You?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Song For You 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.