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Don’t Come Easy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci & others

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2017
  • Easy
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Left hand Knock-knock footstepsRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Don’t Come Easy without reading music. The left hand plays knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Don’t Come Easy accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – Bm – A – G loop with knock-knock footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 2
Bm
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B3
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5 D5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 5
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 6
Bm
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B3
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3

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 Don’t Come Easy

What are the letter notes for the Don’t Come Easy 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 Em – Bm – A – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Don’t Come Easy?

The loop is Em – Bm – A – G (ii – vi – V – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Don’t Come Easy in?

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

What does the left hand play in Don’t Come Easy?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don’t Come Easy 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.