Piano chords · Lullaby boat
Gift Of A Friend: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Demi Lovato, Adam Watts & others
- G major
- 6/8
- 77 BPM
- vi–IV–I–V loop
- 2009
- Medium
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 Gift Of A Friend without reading music. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand cradle chords.
Gift Of A Friend accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – C – G – D loop with rowing-boat pulse in the left hand and cradle chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Gift Of A Friend
What are the letter notes for the Gift Of A Friend 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 Em – C – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Gift Of A Friend?
The loop is Em – C – G – D (vi – IV – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Gift Of A Friend in?
G major, at about 77 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Gift Of A Friend?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gift Of A Friend easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.