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Almost Like The Blues: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Leonard Cohen

  • D minor
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Almost Like The Blues without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Almost Like The Blues accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Dm – Am – Gm loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 3
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 4
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 5
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 7
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 8
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2

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 Like The Blues

What are the letter notes for the Almost Like The Blues 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 Gm – Dm – Am – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Almost Like The Blues?

The loop is Gm – Dm – Am – Gm (iv – i – v – iv) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Almost Like The Blues in?

D minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Almost Like The Blues?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Almost Like The Blues 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.