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Agua De Beber (Water To Drink): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Antonio Carlos Jobim

  • B minor
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 1961
  • Easy
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Left hand Bossa swayThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm7 → Em7
RD#3+A3+D4 B3 B3 D4 F#4 E4
LB1
Bar 2
E7 → Em
RG#3+D4 G#3+D4 G#3+D4 G3+C#4
LE2 B2 E3
Bar 3
A → Bm7
RF#4 E4 D4 B3 A3+D4
LA2 E2 A1
Bar 4
Bm
RB3 B3 B3
LB1 F#2 B2 F#2

Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm7 – Em7 – E7 – Em – A – Bm7 – Bm loop with bossa sway in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm7 → Em7
RB3+D4+F#4 E4+G4+B4
LB2 B2 E2 E2
Bar 2
E7 → Em
RE4+G#4+B4 E4+G4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 3
A → Bm7
RA3+C#4+E4 B3+D4+F#4
LA2 A2 B2 B2
Bar 4
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4 E6 D6 C#6 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
LB2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 5
Bm7 → Em7
RB3+D4+F#4 E4+G4+B4
LB2 B2 E2 E2
Bar 6
E7 → Em
RE4+G#4+B4 E4+G4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 7
A → Bm7
RA3+C#4+E4 B3+D4+F#4
LA2 A2 B2 B2
Bar 8
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4
LB2 B2 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 Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)

What are the letter notes for the Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) 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 Bm7 – Em7 – E7 – Em – A – Bm7 – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)?

The loop is Bm7 – Em7 – E7 – Em – A – Bm7 – Bm (i7 – iv7 – IV7 – iv – VII – i7 – i) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) in?

B minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Agua De Beber (Water To Drink) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.