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Don't Stop Me Now: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Queen
- F major
- 4/4
- 98 BPM
- 1978
- 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 Stop Me Now without reading music. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.
The opening of Don't Stop Me Now 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.
Don't Stop Me Now accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 loop with push and land in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. 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 Stop Me Now
What are the letter notes for the Don't Stop Me Now 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 F – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Don't Stop Me Now?
The loop is F – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 (I – iii7 – vi7 – ii7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Don't Stop Me Now in?
F major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don't Stop Me Now?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don't Stop Me Now 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Don't Stop Me Now?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.