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I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Elvis Presley

  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 1949
  • Easy
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Left hand Sneaky heartbeatRight hand Run-up chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine without reading music. The left hand plays sneaky heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 4&) and the right hand run-up chords.

I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – C7 – F – Cm loop with sneaky heartbeat in the left hand and run-up chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 2
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 4
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 5
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 6
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 8
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3

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 Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

What are the letter notes for the I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine 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 Gm – C7 – F – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine?

The loop is Gm – C7 – F – Cm (ii – V7 – I – v) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine?

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

Is I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine 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.