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Everybody Loves Somebody: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Frank Sinatra

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 70 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Everybody Loves Somebody without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Everybody Loves Somebody 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
F
RA3+C4+C4 A4 G4 F4 A3+Db4+Db4 A4 G4 F4
LF2+F3 F2+F3
Bar 2
Bb → D7
RBb3+D4 D4 C4
LBb2+F3 E3 F3 A2+F#3 D3
Bar 3
Gm
RBb3+D4+D4 Bb4 A4 G4 Bb3+Eb4+Eb4 Bb4 A4 G4
LG2+G3 G2+G3
Bar 4
C7
RBb3+D4+E4 Db4 C4
LC3 C2

Everybody Loves Somebody accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – D7 – Gm – C7 loop with power fifths in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 F2+C3 F2+C3
Bar 2
Bb → D7
RBb3+D4+F4 D4+F#4+A4
LBb3+F4 Bb3+F4 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 3
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 4
C7
RC4+E4+G4 G6 E6 C6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3 C3+G3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 F2+C3 F2+C3
Bar 6
Bb → D7
RBb3+D4+F4 D4+F#4+A4
LBb3+F4 Bb3+F4 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 7
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 8
C7
RC4+E4+G4
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3 C3+G3

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 Everybody Loves Somebody

What are the letter notes for the Everybody Loves Somebody 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 F – Bb – D7 – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Everybody Loves Somebody?

The loop is F – Bb – D7 – Gm – C7 (I – IV – VI7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.

What key is Everybody Loves Somebody in?

F major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Everybody Loves Somebody?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Everybody Loves Somebody 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 Everybody Loves Somebody?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.