Piano chords · Old-time stride
Can’t Let Go: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Randy Weeks
- G major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- IV7–I7–V7–IV7 loop
- 1998
- 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 Can’t Let Go without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick), and the right hand sings the tune.
Can’t Let Go accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – G7 – D7 – C7 loop with boom-chick 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 Can’t Let Go
What are the letter notes for the Can’t Let Go 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 – G7 – D7 – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Can’t Let Go?
The loop is C7 – G7 – D7 – C7 (IV7 – I7 – V7 – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Can’t Let Go in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Can’t Let Go?
Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can’t Let Go 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.