Piano chords · Rock drive
I Like Him: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ira Levin
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–iii–IV loop
- 1965
- Medium
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 Like Him without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Like Him accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb loop with power fifths 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 Like Him
What are the letter notes for the I Like Him 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 Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Like Him?
The loop is Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb (I – ii – iii – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is I Like Him in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Like Him?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Like Him easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.