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I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ned Washington

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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You accompaniment in letter notes

The D7 – G7 – C7 – F loop with giant steps in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LG2+D3 A2+E3 D3+A3
Bar 2
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LC3+G3 D3+A3 G3+D4
Bar 3
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LF3+C4 G3+D4 C4+G4
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 A6 F6 C6 A5 Gb5 F5 E5 Eb5
LBb2+F3 C3+G3 F3+C4
Bar 5
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LG2+D3 A2+E3 D3+A3
Bar 6
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LC3+G3 D3+A3 G3+D4
Bar 7
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LF3+C4 G3+D4 C4+G4
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LBb2+F3 C3+G3 F3+C4

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'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You

What are the letter notes for the I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over 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 D7 – G7 – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You?

The loop is D7 – G7 – C7 – F (VI7 – II7 – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You 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.