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Goodbye, My Lady Love: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Joseph E. Howard

  • F major
  • 2/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1979
  • Easy
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Left hand Brass-band marchThe 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 Goodbye, My Lady Love without reading music. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Goodbye, My Lady Love accompaniment in letter notes

The A7 – Dm – Gm – Dm loop with brass-band march in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A7
RA3+C#4+E4
LA3+E4 E3 A3+E4 E3
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3+A3 A2 D3+A3 A2
Bar 3
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG3+D4 D3 G3+D4 D3
Bar 4
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 A6 F6 D6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LD3+A3 A2 D3+A3 A2
Bar 5
A7
RA3+C#4+E4
LA3+E4 E3 A3+E4 E3
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3+A3 A2 D3+A3 A2
Bar 7
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG3+D4 D3 G3+D4 D3
Bar 8
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3+A3 A2 D3+A3 A2

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 Goodbye, My Lady Love

What are the letter notes for the Goodbye, My Lady Love 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 A7 – Dm – Gm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Goodbye, My Lady Love?

The loop is A7 – Dm – Gm – Dm (III7 – vi – ii – vi) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb7 – F.

What key is Goodbye, My Lady Love in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in Goodbye, My Lady Love?

Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Goodbye, My Lady Love 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.