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Different: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Norman Gimbel

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 1970
  • Medium
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Left hand Tiptoe heartbeatRight hand Pulsing starChords 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 Different without reading music. The left hand plays tiptoe heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&) and the right hand pulsing star.

Different accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Db – G – C loop with tiptoe heartbeat in the left hand and pulsing star in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 2
Db
RAb4+Db5+F5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5
LDb3 Db3 Db3 Db3
Bar 3
G
RD5+G5+B5 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
C
RG4+C5+E5 G5 G5 G5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 5
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6 Eb6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 6
Db
RAb4+Db5+F5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5
LDb3 Db3 Db3 Db3
Bar 7
G
RD5+G5+B5 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6 D6
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 8
C
RG4+C5+E5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5 G5
LC3 C3 C3 C3

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 Different

What are the letter notes for the Different 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 – Db – G – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Different?

The loop is Ab – Db – G – C (bVI – bII – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Different in?

C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Different?

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

Is Different easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.