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I Feel Bad: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Jason Sellers, Neil Thrasher & others

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 138 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Late-knock chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Feel Bad without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand late-knock chords.

I Feel Bad accompaniment in letter notes

The Asus4 – E – Bsus4 – B loop with walking roots in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Asus4
RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 2
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E3
Bar 3
Bsus4
RE4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 4
B
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5 D#5
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 5
Asus4
RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 6
E
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E3
Bar 7
Bsus4
RE4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3
Bar 8
B
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB2 B2 B3 B3

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 Feel Bad

What are the letter notes for the I Feel Bad 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 Asus4 – E – Bsus4 – B, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Feel Bad?

The loop is Asus4 – E – Bsus4 – B (IVsus – I – Vsus – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is I Feel Bad in?

E major, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Feel Bad?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Feel Bad 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.