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Adia: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Sarah McLachlan

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1997
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Hopscotch 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 Adia without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Adia accompaniment in letter notes

The Fm – Bbsus4 – Bb – Eb loop with three-step climb in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 2
Bbsus4
REb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4 Eb4+F4
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4 G4 Bb4 Eb5 G5 Bb5 Eb6 G6 Bb6
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3
Bar 5
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 6
Bbsus4
REb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4 Eb4+F4
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3

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 Adia

What are the letter notes for the Adia 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 Fm – Bbsus4 – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Adia?

The loop is Fm – Bbsus4 – Bb – Eb (ii – Vsus – V – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Adia in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Adia?

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

Is Adia 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.