Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I Know Him So Well: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus
- C major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1984
- Easy
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 Know Him So Well without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The intro of I Know Him So Well 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 Know Him So Well accompaniment in letter notes
The F – F7 – F – Bb – Eb loop with pop heartbeat 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 I Know Him So Well
What are the letter notes for the I Know Him So Well 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 F – F7 – F – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Know Him So Well?
The loop is F – F7 – F – Bb – Eb (IV – IV7 – IV – bVII – bIII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is I Know Him So Well in?
C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Know Him So Well?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Know Him So Well easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Know Him So Well?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.