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Almost Home: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Mary Chapin Carpenter

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1999
  • Easy
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Left hand Hiccup heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Almost Home without reading music. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

Almost Home accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – Eb – Gm loop with hiccup heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 2
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 4
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 6
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 8
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3

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 Almost Home

What are the letter notes for the Almost Home 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 F – Bb – Eb – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Almost Home?

The loop is F – Bb – Eb – Gm (V – I – IV – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.

What key is Almost Home in?

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

What does the left hand play in Almost Home?

Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Almost Home 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.