Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
I’ll Drown In My Tears: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
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- C major
- 12/8
- 72 BPM
- 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’ll Drown In My Tears without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
I’ll Drown In My Tears accompaniment in letter notes
The C7 – F – F#dim – C loop with slow-dance 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’ll Drown In My Tears
What are the letter notes for the I’ll Drown In My Tears 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 C7 – F – F#dim – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I’ll Drown In My Tears?
The loop is C7 – F – F#dim – C (I7 – IV – #ivo – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I’ll Drown In My Tears in?
C major, at about 72 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in I’ll Drown In My Tears?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ll Drown In My Tears 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.