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Don't Make Me Over: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Steve Tyrell

  • Db major
  • 6/8
  • 90 BPM
  • 1962
  • Easy
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Left hand Cradle pulseRight hand Pirate-stomp chordsChords 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 Don't Make Me Over without reading music. The left hand plays cradle pulse (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8)) and the right hand pirate-stomp chords.

Don't Make Me Over accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Gb – Db – Fm loop with cradle pulse in the left hand and pirate-stomp chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
RC5+Eb5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2
Bar 2
Gb
RBb4+Db5 Bb4+Db5 Bb4+Db5
LGb2 Gb3 Gb2
Bar 3
Db
RF4+Ab4 F4+Ab4 F4+Ab4
LDb3 Db4 Db3
Bar 4
Fm
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5 F4 Ab4 C5 F5 Ab5 C6
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 5
Ab
RC5+Eb5 C5+Eb5 C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2
Bar 6
Gb
RBb4+Db5 Bb4+Db5 Bb4+Db5
LGb2 Gb3 Gb2
Bar 7
Db
RF4+Ab4 F4+Ab4 F4+Ab4
LDb3 Db4 Db3
Bar 8
Fm
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF2 F3 F2

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 Make Me Over

What are the letter notes for the Don't Make Me Over 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 – Gb – Db – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Don't Make Me Over?

The loop is Ab – Gb – Db – Fm (V – IV – I – iii) in Db major, and the song ends on Ab – Gb – Db.

What key is Don't Make Me Over in?

Db major, at about 90 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Don't Make Me Over?

Cradle pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2.3 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don't Make Me Over 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.