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Evil Like Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Andrew Lippa

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Left hand Gentle rockingRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 Evil Like Me without reading music. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Evil Like Me accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Eb – Gm – Eb loop with gentle rocking in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 D3
Bar 2
Eb
REb5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3 Bb2
Bar 3
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 D3
Bar 4
Eb
REb5 G4+Bb4 G4 Bb4 Eb5 G5 Bb5 Eb6 G6 Bb6
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3 Bb2
Bar 5
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 D3
Bar 6
Eb
REb5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3 Bb2
Bar 7
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 D3
Bar 8
Eb
REb5 G4+Bb4 G4+Bb4
LEb2 Bb2 Eb3 Bb2

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 Evil Like Me

What are the letter notes for the Evil Like 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 Gm – Eb – Gm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Evil Like Me?

The loop is Gm – Eb – Gm – Eb (i – bVI – i – bVI) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Evil Like Me in?

G minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Evil Like Me?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Evil Like 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.