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Brown Eyes: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 63 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Sleepy heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Brown Eyes without reading music. The left hand plays sleepy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 3&), and the right hand sings the tune.

Brown Eyes accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – Dm – Ab – C loop with sleepy heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 3
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 5
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 7
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3

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 Brown Eyes

What are the letter notes for the Brown Eyes 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 Bb – Dm – Ab – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Brown Eyes?

The loop is Bb – Dm – Ab – C (I – iii – bVII – II) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.

What key is Brown Eyes in?

Bb major, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Brown Eyes?

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

Is Brown Eyes 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.