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Hello Again: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Neil Diamond

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1980
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Hello Again without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Hello Again 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
C → G7
RD4+E4+G4 G3 D4+E4 A4 C4+D4+F4 G3 C4+D4 E4
LC2 G2
Bar 2
C → Em7 → Am
RC4+D4+E4 G3 C4+D4 G4 D4+E4+G4 A4 B4 C4+E4+C5 C5
LC2 B2 A2
Bar 3
F → Dm7
RC4+F4+B4 C5 C4+F4+B4 A4
LF2 C3 A3 D2 A2 F3
Bar 4
Em7 → Am7
RD4+G4 A4 G3+C4 G3 G3
LE2 B2 G3 A2 E2 A1

Hello Again accompaniment in letter notes

The C – G7 – C – Em7 – Am – F – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7 loop with giant steps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C → G7
RC4+E4+G4 G4+B4+D5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 D3+G3 D3+G3
Bar 2
C → Em7 → Am
RC4+E4+G4 E4+G4+B4 A3+C4+E4
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 B2+E3 E3+A3
Bar 3
F → Dm7
RF4+A4+C5 D4+F4+A4
LF2+C3+F3 C3+F3 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 4
Em7 → Am7
RE4+G4+B4 G6 E6 C6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LE2+B2+E3 B2+E3 E3+A3 E3+A3
Bar 5
C → G7
RC4+E4+G4 G4+B4+D5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 D3+G3 D3+G3
Bar 6
C → Em7 → Am
RC4+E4+G4 E4+G4+B4 A3+C4+E4
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 B2+E3 E3+A3
Bar 7
F → Dm7
RF4+A4+C5 D4+F4+A4
LF2+C3+F3 C3+F3 A2+D3 A2+D3
Bar 8
Em7 → Am7
RE4+G4+B4 A3+C4+E4
LE2+B2+E3 B2+E3 E3+A3 E3+A3

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 Hello Again

What are the letter notes for the Hello Again 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 C – G7 – C – Em7 – Am – F – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hello Again?

The loop is C – G7 – C – Em7 – Am – F – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7 (I – V7 – I – iii7 – vi – IV – ii7 – iii7 – vi7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Hello Again in?

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

What does the left hand play in Hello Again?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hello Again easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Hello Again?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.