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Cry To Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Bert Russell

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1961
  • Easy
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Left hand Stair stepsRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 Cry To Me without reading music. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand pop stabs.

Cry To Me accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb7 – Bb – F7 – Bb loop with stair steps in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 G2 Bb2
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 3
F7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2 C3
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 5
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 G2 Bb2
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 7
F7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2 C3
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3

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 To Me

What are the letter notes for the Cry To 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 Eb7 – Bb – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Cry To Me?

The loop is Eb7 – Bb – F7 – Bb (IV7 – I – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Cry To Me in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Cry To Me?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Cry To Me 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.