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I’m Not The Only One: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Sam Smith

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 82 BPM
  • 2014
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Not The Only One without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.

The intro of I’m Not The Only One 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.

Bar 1
F → A
RA3 C4 C4 A3 C#4 C#4 F3+D4
LF3 A2+E3
Bar 2
Dm → Bbmaj7
RF3+A3+D4
LD3 Bb2
Bar 3
F → A
RA3 C4 C4 A3 C#4 C#4 F3+D4
LF3 A2+E3
Bar 4
Dm → Bbmaj7
RF3+A3+D4
LD3 Bb2

I’m Not The Only One accompaniment in letter notes

The F – A – Dm – Bbmaj7 – F – A – Dm – Bbmaj7 loop with power fifths in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F → A
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 A2+E3
Bar 2
Dm → Bbmaj7
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LD3+A3 D3+A3 Bb2+F3 Bb2+F3
Bar 3
F → A
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 A2+E3
Bar 4
Dm → Bbmaj7
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 Bb6 F6 D6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
LD3+A3 D3+A3 Bb2+F3 Bb2+F3
Bar 5
F → A
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 A2+E3
Bar 6
Dm → Bbmaj7
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LD3+A3 D3+A3 Bb2+F3 Bb2+F3
Bar 7
F → A
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LF3+C4 F3+C4 A2+E3 A2+E3
Bar 8
Dm → Bbmaj7
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LD3+A3 D3+A3 Bb2+F3 Bb2+F3

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 Not The Only One

What are the letter notes for the I’m Not The Only One 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 – A – Dm – Bbmaj7 – F – A – Dm – Bbmaj7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I’m Not The Only One?

The loop is F – A – Dm – Bbmaj7 – F – A – Dm – Bbmaj7 (I – III – vi – IVmaj7 – I – III – vi – IVmaj7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is I’m Not The Only One in?

F major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I’m Not The Only One?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’m Not The Only One easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of I’m Not The Only One?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.