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Don't Ever Leave Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jerome Kern
- F major
- 2/2
- 110 BPM
- V7–I–ii–V7 loop
- 1929
- 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 Don't Ever Leave Me without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords), and the right hand sings the tune.
Don't Ever Leave Me accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – F – Gm – C7 loop with giant steps in the left hand. 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 Don't Ever Leave Me
What are the letter notes for the Don't Ever Leave 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 C7 – F – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Don't Ever Leave Me?
The loop is C7 – F – Gm – C7 (V7 – I – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.
What key is Don't Ever Leave Me in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Don't Ever Leave Me?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don't Ever Leave 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.