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Back To You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By John Mayer

  • F# minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2001
  • Easy
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Left hand Hiccup heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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

The intro of Back To You 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
F#m7
RA3 E4 A4 G#4 B4
LF#1 F#2 F#1 F#1 F#2
Bar 2
F#m7
RA3 E4 A4 G#4 B4 G#4 F#4 E4
LF#1 F#2 F#1 F#1 F#2
Bar 3
B7
RA3 E4 A4 G#4 B4
LB1 B2 B1 B1 B2
Bar 4
Esus4
RA3 E4 A4 G#4 B4 G#4 F#4 E4
LE2 E3 E2 E2 E3

Back To You accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m7 – F#m7 – B7 – Esus4 loop with hiccup heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m7
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 2
F#m7
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 3
B7
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 4
Esus4
RE4+A4+B4 D4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D5
LE2 E3 E2 E2 E3
Bar 5
F#m7
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 6
F#m7
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 F#3 F#2 F#2 F#3
Bar 7
B7
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 8
Esus4
RE4+A4+B4
LE2 E3 E2 E2 E3

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 Back To You

What are the letter notes for the Back To You 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#m7 – F#m7 – B7 – Esus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Back To You?

The loop is F#m7 – F#m7 – B7 – Esus4 (i7 – IV7 – VIIsus4 – i7) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Back To You in?

F# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Back To You?

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 Back To You 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 Back To You?

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

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