Piano chords · Rock drive
I Didn’t Plan It: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Sara Bareilles
- E minor
- 4/4
- 121 BPM
- 2015
- 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 Didn’t Plan It without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand shy chords.
I Didn’t Plan It accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – Dsus4 – G – G loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and shy 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 Didn’t Plan It
What are the letter notes for the I Didn’t Plan It 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 Em – Dsus4 – G – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Didn’t Plan It?
The loop is Em – Dsus4 – G – G (i – bVIIsus – bIII – bIII5) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I Didn’t Plan It in?
E minor, at about 121 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Didn’t Plan It?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Didn’t Plan It 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.