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Evermore: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Josh Groban

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2017
  • Medium
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Left hand Bouncing AlbertiRight hand Deep-breath 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 Evermore without reading music. The left hand plays bouncing alberti (alberti bass 1-8-5-8) and the right hand deep-breath chords.

Evermore accompaniment in letter notes

The A – D – C#7 – F#m loop with bouncing alberti in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 E3 A3
Bar 2
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 A2 D3
Bar 3
C#7
RE#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#4 G#3 C#4
Bar 4
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 B4 A4 G#4 A4 D5 C#5 B4 C#5
LF#2 F#3 C#3 F#3
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 E3 A3
Bar 6
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 A2 D3
Bar 7
C#7
RE#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5 E#4+G#4+C#5
LC#3 C#4 G#3 C#4
Bar 8
F#m
RA4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5 A4+C#5+F#5
LF#2 F#3 C#3 F#3

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 Evermore

What are the letter notes for the Evermore 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 A – D – C#7 – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Evermore?

The loop is A – D – C#7 – F#m (I – IV – III7 – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Evermore in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Evermore?

Bouncing Alberti: alberti bass 1-8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Evermore easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.