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Because: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- E major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Because without reading music. The left hand plays ocean swell (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12-10-8-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
The intro of Because 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.
Because accompaniment in letter notes
The A7 – D – Ddim – C#m loop with ocean swell 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 Because
What are the letter notes for the Because 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 A7 – D – Ddim – C#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Because?
The loop is A7 – D – Ddim – C#m (IV7 – bVII – bvii° – vi) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Because in?
E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Because?
Ocean swell: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12-10-8-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Because easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Because?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.