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Empty Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jeremy Camp

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 77 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Dawdling footstepsRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Empty Me without reading music. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

Empty Me accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Bbsus4 – F – C loop with dawdling footsteps in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 2
Bbsus4
REb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LC3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 5
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 6
Bbsus4
REb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C4

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 Empty Me

What are the letter notes for the Empty Me 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 Dm – Bbsus4 – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Empty Me?

The loop is Dm – Bbsus4 – F – C (vi – IVsus – I5 – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Empty Me in?

F major, at about 77 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Empty Me?

Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Empty Me 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.