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Alright: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Electric Light Orchestra

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Left hand Waltz rootsThe 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 Alright without reading music. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters), and the right hand sings the tune.

Alright accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – G – Am – G loop with waltz roots in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A3
Bar 2
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 3
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A3
Bar 4
G
RG4+B4+D5 G4 B4 D5 G5 B5 D6 G6 B6
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A3
Bar 6
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 7
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A3
Bar 8
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G3 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 Alright

What are the letter notes for the Alright 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 Am – G – Am – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Alright?

The loop is Am – G – Am – G (i – bVII – i – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Alright in?

A minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Alright?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Alright 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.