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I Should Have Known Better: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By She & Him
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–IV–I–vi loop
- 1964
- 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 Should Have Known Better without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Should Have Known Better accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – D – Bm loop with lazy seesaw 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 Should Have Known Better
What are the letter notes for the I Should Have Known Better 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 D – G – D – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Should Have Known Better?
The loop is D – G – D – Bm (I – IV – I – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is I Should Have Known Better in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Should Have Known Better?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Should Have Known Better 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.