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Concrete Angel: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Martina McBride

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Left hand Rock hopThe 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 Concrete Angel without reading music. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

Concrete Angel accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Bbm – Ab – Db loop with rock hop in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 2
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 4
Db
RDb4+F4+Ab4 Ab6 F6 Db6 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 Fb5
LDb3 Db4 Db3 Db3 Db4
Bar 5
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 6
Bbm
RBb3+Db4+F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 8
Db
RDb4+F4+Ab4
LDb3 Db4 Db3 Db3 Db4

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 Concrete Angel

What are the letter notes for the Concrete Angel 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 Ab – Bbm – Ab – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Concrete Angel?

The loop is Ab – Bbm – Ab – Db (I – ii – I – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Concrete Angel in?

Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Concrete Angel?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Concrete Angel 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.