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Back Where You Belong: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Sinéad O’Connor

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Left hand Lub-dub heartbeatRight hand Soft chordsChords 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 Back Where You Belong without reading music. The left hand plays lub-dub heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&) and the right hand soft chords.

Back Where You Belong accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 loop with lub-dub heartbeat in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 3
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 5
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 6
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 7
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 8
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 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 Back Where You Belong

What are the letter notes for the Back Where You Belong 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 G – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Back Where You Belong?

The loop is G – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D – G.

What key is Back Where You Belong in?

G major, at about 83 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Back Where You Belong?

Lub-dub heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1& · 3 · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Back Where You Belong 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.