Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How Will I Know?: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Maury Yeston
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2008
- 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 How Will I Know? without reading music. The left hand plays jack-in-the-box (broken chord 3-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
The intro of How Will I Know? 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.
How Will I Know? accompaniment in letter notes
The Fsus4 – F7 – Bb – Eb loop with jack-in-the-box in the left hand. 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 How Will I Know?
What are the letter notes for the How Will I Know? 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 Fsus4 – F7 – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in How Will I Know??
The loop is Fsus4 – F7 – Bb – Eb (Vsus – V7 – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is How Will I Know? in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in How Will I Know??
Jack-in-the-box: broken chord 3-10, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Will I Know? 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 How Will I Know??
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.