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#Beautiful: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Mariah Carey
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–V–vi loop
- 2013
- Easy
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 #Beautiful without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1), and the right hand sings the tune.
#Beautiful accompaniment in letter notes
The E – A – B – C#m loop with island seesaw in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 #Beautiful
What are the letter notes for the #Beautiful 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 E – A – B – C#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in #Beautiful?
The loop is E – A – B – C#m (I – IV – V – vi) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is #Beautiful in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in #Beautiful?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is #Beautiful 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.