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Hello Again: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Ric Ocasek

  • B minor
  • 4/4
  • 131 BPM
  • 1984
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Jump-in chordsChords 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 Hello Again without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand jump-in chords.

The intro 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
Bm
RB4+D5+F#5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+C#5+E5 B4+C#5+E5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+D5+F#5
LB1+B2 E1+E2
Bar 2
Em
RB4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE1+E2
Bar 3
Bm
RB4+D5+F#5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+C#5+E5 B4+C#5+E5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+D5+F#5
LB2 C#3 D3 D2
Bar 4
Em
RB4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+D5+F#5 B4+E5+G5 B4+E5+G5
LE2 F#2 G2 A2

Hello Again accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – Em – Bm – Em loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and jump-in chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm
RF#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 2
Em
RB4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 3
Bm
RF#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 4
Em
RB4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 G6 E6 B5 G5 F#5 F5 E5 D#5
LE2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 5
Bm
RF#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 6
Em
RB4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 7
Bm
RF#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4 F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 8
Em
RB4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5 B4+E5
LE2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2 E2

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 Bm – Em – Bm – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hello Again?

The loop is Bm – Em – Bm – Em (i – iv – i – iv) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Hello Again in?

B minor, at about 131 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hello Again?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hello Again 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Hello Again?

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

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