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In Love In Vain: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Bill Evans

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 1946
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 In Love In Vain without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

In Love In Vain accompaniment in letter notes

The F7 – Bb – Gm – C7 loop with giant steps in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F7
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2+C3+F3 C3+F3 C3+F3 C3+F3
Bar 2
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2+F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3
Bar 3
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2+D3+G3 D3+G3 D3+G3 D3+G3
Bar 4
C7
RC5 E4+G4 G6 E6 C6 Bb5 G5 F#5 F5 E5
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4
Bar 5
F7
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2+C3+F3 C3+F3 C3+F3 C3+F3
Bar 6
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb2+F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3 F3+Bb3
Bar 7
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2+D3+G3 D3+G3 D3+G3 D3+G3
Bar 8
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3+G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+C4 G3+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 In Love In Vain

What are the letter notes for the In Love In Vain 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 F7 – Bb – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in In Love In Vain?

The loop is F7 – Bb – Gm – C7 (V7 – I – vi – II7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is In Love In Vain in?

Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in In Love In Vain?

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

Is In Love In Vain 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.