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I Could Write A Book: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jerry Butler
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1940
- 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 I Could Write A Book without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
The catchy part of I Could Write A Book 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.
I Could Write A Book accompaniment in letter notes
The A7 – A7 – D7 – Gsus4 – G – Dm – G loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. 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 I Could Write A Book
What are the letter notes for the I Could Write A Book 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 A7 – A7 – D7 – Gsus4 – G – Dm – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Could Write A Book?
The loop is A7 – A7 – D7 – Gsus4 – G – Dm – G (VI7 – II7 – Vsus4 – V – ii – V – VI7) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is I Could Write A Book in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Could Write A Book?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Could Write A Book easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Could Write A Book?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.