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Home: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Sheryl Crow

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1996
  • Easy
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Left hand Dancing heartbeatRight hand Gospel-clap 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 without reading music. The left hand plays dancing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.

The bass riff of Home 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
RG4 Bb3+D4 F4 E4 E4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
C
RG3+C4 G3+C4 G3 B3 D4
LC3 C3 C3 E2 F2
Bar 3
G
RG4 B3+D4 F4 E4 E4
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
Dm
RA3+D4+F4 A3+D4+F4 A3+D4+F4
LD3 D3 D3 D3

Home accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – C – G – Dm loop with dancing heartbeat in the left hand and gospel-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+A4+Bb4 D4+A4+Bb4 Eb4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
C
RE4+B4+C5 E4+B4+C5 F4+Bb4+C5 E4+Bb4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 3
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
Dm
RF4+C5+D5 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+A4+Bb4 D4+A4+Bb4 Eb4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+Ab4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
C
RE4+B4+C5 E4+B4+C5 F4+Bb4+C5 E4+Bb4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 7
G
RB4+F#5+G5 B4+F#5+G5 C5+F5+G5 B4+F5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 8
Dm
RF4+C5+D5 F4+C5+D5 G4+C5+D5 F#4+C5+D5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2

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

What are the letter notes for the Home 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 – C – G – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Home?

The loop is Bb – C – G – Dm (bIII – IV – I – v) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Home in?

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

What does the left hand play in Home?

Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Home 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Home?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.