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Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Stevie Wonder
- G major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1973
- 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 You Worry ’bout A Thing without reading music. The left hand plays sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.
Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing accompaniment in letter notes
The G – F# – F – E loop with sneaky heartbeat in the left hand and bouncy-ball chords 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 You Worry ’bout A Thing
What are the letter notes for the Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing 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 G – F# – F – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing?
The loop is G – F# – F – E (I – VII – bVII – VI) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing?
Sneaky heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.