Piano chords · Old-time stride
Count On Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Bruno Mars
- G minor
- 4/4
- 128 BPM
- 2009
- 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 Count On Me without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
The repeating figure of Count On Me 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.
Count On Me accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm – Eb – Eb – F – Gm – Dm – Eb – Eb – F – Gm loop with stride jumps in the left hand and hopscotch 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 Count On Me
What are the letter notes for the Count On Me 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 Dm – Eb – Eb – F – Gm – Dm – Eb – Eb – F – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Count On Me?
The loop is Dm – Eb – Eb – F – Gm – Dm – Eb – Eb – F – Gm (v – VI – VII – i – v – VI – VII – i – v – VI) in G minor, and the song ends on D – C – G.
What key is Count On Me in?
G minor, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Count On Me?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Count On Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 10 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Count On Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.