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Homesick: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Kane Brown, Matthew McGinn & others

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 98 BPM
  • 2018
  • Easy
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Left hand Knock-knock footstepsRight hand Push chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Homesick without reading music. The left hand plays knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand push chords.

Homesick accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Ab – D – Eb loop with knock-knock footsteps in the left hand and push chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 2
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 3
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 Db4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 6
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2 Ab3
Bar 7
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb3

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 Homesick

What are the letter notes for the Homesick 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 G – Ab – D – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Homesick?

The loop is G – Ab – D – Eb (VII – I – #IV – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Homesick in?

Ab major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Homesick?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

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