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Freak Out: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Avril Lavigne

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2004
  • Easy
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Left hand Dawdling footstepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Freak Out without reading music. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

Freak Out accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – F – Ab – Eb loop with dawdling footsteps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 3
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 4
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 5
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 6
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 7
Ab
RAb4+C5+Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 8
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3

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 Freak Out

What are the letter notes for the Freak Out 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 – F – Ab – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Freak Out?

The loop is Eb – F – Ab – Eb (I5 – II5 – IV5 – I5) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Freak Out in?

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

What does the left hand play in Freak Out?

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

Is Freak Out 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.