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Don’t Kill My Vibe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Sigrid Raabe & Martin Sjolie

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 76 BPM
  • 2017
  • Easy
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Left hand Rush-and-step pulseRight hand Swing pushChords 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 Kill My Vibe without reading music. The left hand plays rush-and-step pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4) and the right hand swing push.

Don’t Kill My Vibe accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Bb – Cm – Gm loop with rush-and-step pulse in the left hand and swing push in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C3 C3 C4
Bar 4
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LG2 G2 G2 G3
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 6
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C3 C3 C4
Bar 8
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G2 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 Kill My Vibe

What are the letter notes for the Don’t Kill My Vibe 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 Eb – Bb – Cm – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Don’t Kill My Vibe?

The loop is Eb – Bb – Cm – Gm (IV – I – ii – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Don’t Kill My Vibe in?

Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don’t Kill My Vibe?

Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don’t Kill My Vibe 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.