Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
But I Do: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Clarence "Frogman" Henry
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1960
- 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 But I Do without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand steady chords.
But I Do accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – F7 – Bb – G7 loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand and steady chords in the right. 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 But I Do
What are the letter notes for the But I Do 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 C7 – F7 – Bb – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in But I Do?
The loop is C7 – F7 – Bb – G7 (II7 – V7 – I – VI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is But I Do in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in But I Do?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is But I Do 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.