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Every Rose Has Its Thorn: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Poison

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 77 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Stumbling footstepsRight hand Ticking clockChords from the chord symbols in the score

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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 Every Rose Has Its Thorn without reading music. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand ticking clock.

The catchy part of Every Rose Has Its Thorn 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.

Bar 1
Eb
RG3+Bb3 Bb3
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Bb
RF3+Bb3 G3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3+D4 D4 G3+Bb3
LBb1 Bb2 Bb1 Bb2
Bar 3
Eb
RG3 F3 G3+Bb3 G3+Bb3 Bb3
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 4
Bb → F
RF3+Bb3 Bb3 F3+A3+D4 F3+A3+C4 A3+D4 C4 G3+Bb3
LBb1 Bb2 Bb1 F2 F3

Every Rose Has Its Thorn accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb – F loop with stumbling footsteps in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Bb
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 3
Eb
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 4
Bb → F
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 F2 F3
Bar 5
Eb
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 6
Bb
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 Bb2 Bb3
Bar 7
Eb
REb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 8
Bb → F
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2 F2 F3

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 Every Rose Has Its Thorn

What are the letter notes for the Every Rose Has Its Thorn 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 – Eb – Bb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Every Rose Has Its Thorn?

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

What key is Every Rose Has Its Thorn in?

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

What does the left hand play in Every Rose Has Its Thorn?

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

Is Every Rose Has Its Thorn easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Every Rose Has Its Thorn?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

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