Piano chords · Blues & boogie
I Miss You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1973
- 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 Miss You without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The intro of I Miss You 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 Miss You accompaniment in letter notes
The A7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G – Am7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G loop with velvet jazz 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 Miss You
What are the letter notes for the I Miss You 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 A7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G – Am7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Miss You?
The loop is A7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G – Am7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G (II7 – V7 – Imaj7 – I – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.
What key is I Miss You in?
G major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Miss You?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Miss You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Miss You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.