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Hometown Glory: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Adele

  • B minor
  • 4/4
  • 60 BPM
  • 2008
  • Medium
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Left hand Busy rockingRight hand Pumping 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 Hometown Glory without reading music. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) and the right hand pumping chords.

The intro of Hometown Glory 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
D
RD4+A4 A3+F#4 D4+A4 A3+F#4 D4+A4 A3+F#4 D4+A4 A3+F#4
LA1 A2
Bar 2
D
RD4+A4 A3+F#4 D4+A4 A3+F#4 D4+A4 A3+F#4 D4+A4 A3+F#4
LF#2 F#3
Bar 3
Gmaj7
RD4+G4 B3+F#4 D4+G4 B3+F#4 D4+G4 B3+F#4 D4+G4 B3+F#4
LG2 G3
Bar 4
Gmaj7
RD4+G4 B3+F#4 D4+G4 B3+F#4 D4+G4 B3+F#4 D4 B3+D4
LG2 G3

Hometown Glory accompaniment in letter notes

The D – D – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 loop with busy rocking in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 2
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 3
Gmaj7
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3
Bar 4
Gmaj7
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 G4 B4 D5 G5 B5 D6 G6 B6
LG2 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3
Bar 5
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 6
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 7
Gmaj7
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3
Bar 8
Gmaj7
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3 G3 D3

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 Hometown Glory

What are the letter notes for the Hometown Glory 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 D – D – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hometown Glory?

The loop is D – D – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 (III – VImaj7 – III – VImaj7) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Hometown Glory in?

B minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hometown Glory?

Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hometown Glory 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 Hometown Glory?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.