Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Cry Me A River: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- A minor
- 2/2
- 74 BPM
- 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 Cry Me A River without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand double-clap chords.
The intro of Cry Me A River 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.
Cry Me A River accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – E7 – F – Ddim loop with three-step climb in the left hand and double-clap 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 Cry Me A River
What are the letter notes for the Cry Me A River 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 Am – E7 – F – Ddim, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Cry Me A River?
The loop is Am – E7 – F – Ddim (i – V7 – VI – iv°) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Cry Me A River in?
A minor, at about 74 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Cry Me A River?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cry Me A River 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Cry Me A River?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.