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Eight Days A Week: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- D major
- 4/4
- 138 BPM
- 1964
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Eight Days A Week without reading music. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
The intro of Eight Days A Week 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.
Eight Days A Week accompaniment in letter notes
The E – G – D – D loop with little steps in the left hand and push-and-land 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 Eight Days A Week
What are the letter notes for the Eight Days A Week 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 E – G – D – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Eight Days A Week?
The loop is E – G – D – D (II – IV – I – II) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Eight Days A Week in?
D major, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Eight Days A Week?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Eight Days A Week 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 Eight Days A Week?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.