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I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Sting
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- vi–IV–V–vi loop
- 1996
- 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'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying accompaniment in letter notes
The Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. 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'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
What are the letter notes for the I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying 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 Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying?
The loop is Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm (vi – IV – V – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying in?
Eb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying 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.