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Home Again: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Elton John

  • D minor
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Steady 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 Home Again without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.

The intro of Home 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
Bb → F
RF4+Bb4+D5 E5 F5 E5 D5 F4+C5 C4 C4 F4 G4
LBb2 Bb3 F3 A2 A3 F3
Bar 2
Bb → F
RF4+Bb4+D5 E5 F5 F4+Bb4+E5 D5 F4+C5 C4 C4 F4 G4
LBb2 Bb3 F3 A2 A3 F3
Bar 3
Bb → F
RF4+Bb4+D5 E5 F5 F4+Bb4+E5 D5 F4+C5 C4 C4 F4 C5
LBb2 Bb3 F3 A2 A3 D2
Bar 4
Gm7 → F → Bb
RF3+Bb3 D4 F3+C4 D4 F3+Bb3 D4 G3+C4+D4 E4 G4
LG1+G2 A1+A2 Bb1+Bb2 C2+C3

Home Again accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Gm7 – F – Bb loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb → F
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 2
Bb → F
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 3
Bb → F
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 4
Gm7 → F → Bb
RBb4+D5+G5 A4+C5+F5 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LG2 F2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 5
Bb → F
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 6
Bb → F
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 7
Bb → F
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2 Bb2 F3 F3
Bar 8
Gm7 → F → Bb
RBb4+D5+G5 A4+C5+F5 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LG2 F2 Bb3 Bb3

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 Home Again

What are the letter notes for the Home 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 Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Gm7 – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Home Again?

The loop is Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Gm7 – F – Bb (VI – III – VI – III – VI – III – iv7 – III – VI) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Home Again in?

D minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Home Again?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Home 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 Home 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.