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He’s A Rebel: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Gene Pitney
- A major
- 2/2
- 116 BPM
- I–vi–IV–V7 loop
- 1962
- Easy
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 He’s A Rebel without reading music. The left hand plays run-up footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
He’s A Rebel accompaniment in letter notes
The A – F#m – D – E7 loop with run-up footsteps in the left hand and push-and-land 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 He’s A Rebel
What are the letter notes for the He’s A Rebel 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 A – F#m – D – E7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in He’s A Rebel?
The loop is A – F#m – D – E7 (I – vi – IV – V7) in A major, and the song ends on B7 – E7 – A.
What key is He’s A Rebel in?
A major, at about 116 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in He’s A Rebel?
Run-up footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is He’s A Rebel 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.