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Don't Walk Away: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Shawn McDonald

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2004
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Late-hop 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 Walk Away without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand late-hop chords.

Don't Walk Away accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Bb – Gm – Bb loop with three-step climb in the left hand and late-hop chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 5
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 F3 Bb3

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 Walk Away

What are the letter notes for the Don't Walk Away 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 – Gm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Don't Walk Away?

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

What key is Don't Walk Away in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Don't Walk Away?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Don't Walk Away 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.