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Bills, Bills, Bills: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Glee Cast

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Left hand Hurry-and-wait pulseRight hand Swing pushChords 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 Bills, Bills, Bills without reading music. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand swing push.

Bills, Bills, Bills accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – F# – Bm – F# loop with hurry-and-wait pulse in the left hand and swing push in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 2
F#
RC#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 3
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 4
F#
RC#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 5
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 6
F#
RC#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 7
Bm
RF#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 8
F#
RC#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5 C#5+F#5+A#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2

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 Bills, Bills, Bills

What are the letter notes for the Bills, Bills, Bills 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 Bm – F# – Bm – F#, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Bills, Bills, Bills?

The loop is Bm – F# – Bm – F# (i – V – i – V) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Bills, Bills, Bills in?

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

What does the left hand play in Bills, Bills, Bills?

Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bills, Bills, Bills 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.