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For Good (from Wicked): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Stephen Schwartz

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2003
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 For Good (from Wicked) without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of For Good (from Wicked) 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
Fsus4 → C
RB3 C4 G4 G4 C4
Lrest
Bar 2
F → C
RB4 C5 G5 G5 C5
Lrest
Bar 3
Dm7 → C → G
RC4 G4 C4 E4
Lrest
Bar 4
G → C
RD4 C4
Lrest
Bar 5
C
RC5 G5 C5 E5
Lrest

For Good (from Wicked) accompaniment in letter notes

The Fsus4 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C – G – G – C – C loop with three-step climb in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Fsus4 → C
RF4+Bb4+C5 C4+E4+G4
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 2
F → C
RF4+A4+C5 C4+E4+G4
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 3
Dm7 → C → G
RD4+F4+A4 C4+E4+G4 G4+B4+D5
LD2 A2 C4
Bar 4
G → C
RG4+B4+D5 E4 G4 C5 E5 G5 C6 E6 G6
LG2 D3 G3
Bar 5
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 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 For Good (from Wicked)

What are the letter notes for the For Good (from Wicked) 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 Fsus4 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C – G – G – C – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in For Good (from Wicked)?

The loop is Fsus4 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C – G – G – C – C (IVsus4 – I – IV – I – ii7 – I – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is For Good (from Wicked) in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in For Good (from Wicked)?

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

Is For Good (from Wicked) easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 10 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of For Good (from Wicked)?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.