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Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1967
- Easy
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 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand steady chords.
The bass riff of Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 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.
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Eb – Ab – Fm loop with giant steps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
What are the letter notes for the Ain't Nothing Like The Real 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 Eb – Eb – Ab – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing?
The loop is Eb – Eb – Ab – Fm (I – IV – ii – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing in?
Eb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ain't Nothing Like The Real 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.