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Carolina In My Mind: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by James Taylor
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- V7–I–ii–V7 loop
- 1969
- 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 Carolina In My Mind without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand springy chords.
Carolina In My Mind accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – F – Gm – C7 loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and springy 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 Carolina In My Mind
What are the letter notes for the Carolina In My Mind 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 – F – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Carolina In My Mind?
The loop is C7 – F – Gm – C7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Carolina In My Mind in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Carolina In My Mind?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Carolina In My Mind 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.