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Don’t Look Back In Anger: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Oasis

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • 1995
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Steady chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Look Back In Anger without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.

The main tune of Don’t Look Back In Anger in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C → G
RC5+E5+G5 C5+E5 B4+D5+F5 G5 B4+D5+F5 A4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 G2 G2
Bar 2
Am → E
RA4+C5 D5 G#4+B4+D5 E5 G#4+B4+D5 C5
LA2 A2 E2 E2
Bar 3
F → C
RF4+A4 D5 E5 G4+B4+D5 C5 E5 E4+G4+C5
LF2 F2 G2 G2
Bar 4
C → Am7
RA4 G4 C4+E4 B3+D4 G4
LC3 C3 A2 G2

Don’t Look Back In Anger accompaniment in letter notes

The C – G – Am – E – F – C – C – Am7 loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C → G
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LC3 C3 G3 G3
Bar 2
Am → E
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LA2 A2 E3 E3
Bar 3
F → C
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LF2 F2 C4 C4
Bar 4
C → Am7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LC3 C3 A3 A3
Bar 5
C → G
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LC3 C3 G3 G3
Bar 6
Am → E
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LA2 A2 E3 E3
Bar 7
F → C
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LF2 F2 C4 C4
Bar 8
C → Am7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LC3 C3 A3 A3

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 Look Back In Anger

What are the letter notes for the Don’t Look Back In Anger 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 C – G – Am – E – F – C – C – Am7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Don’t Look Back In Anger?

The loop is C – G – Am – E – F – C – C – Am7 (I – V – vi – III – IV – I – vi7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – Fm – C.

What key is Don’t Look Back In Anger in?

C major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don’t Look Back In Anger?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don’t Look Back In Anger easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Don’t Look Back In Anger?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.