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If I Walk Away: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Josh Groban

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 160 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Waltz rippleRight hand Waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 If I Walk Away without reading music. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.

If I Walk Away accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Fsus4 – F – Bb loop with waltz ripple in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 2
Fsus4
RF4+Bb4+C5 F4+Bb4+C5 F4+Bb4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 4
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 F4 Bb4 D5 F5 Bb5 D6 F6 Bb6
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 6
Fsus4
RF4+Bb4+C5 F4+Bb4+C5 F4+Bb4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3
Bar 8
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4
LBb2 F3 Bb3

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 If I Walk Away

What are the letter notes for the If I Walk Away 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 – Fsus4 – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in If I Walk Away?

The loop is F – Fsus4 – F – Bb (I – Isus – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is If I Walk Away in?

F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in If I Walk Away?

Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If I Walk Away 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.