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Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1975
- Easy
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 Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand steady chords.
The catchy part of Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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.
Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) accompaniment in letter notes
The Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Em – Em7 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 Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren)
What are the letter notes for the Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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 Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Em – Em7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
The loop is Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Em – Em7 (Imaj7 – vi – vi7 – Imaj7 – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D7 – G.
What key is Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Can't Smile Without You (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.