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In The Blood: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by John Mayer

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2017
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Steady chordsChords 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 The Blood without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.

In The Blood accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Ab – Fbm – Fm loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 2
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 3
Fbm
RAbb4+Cb4+Fb5 Abb4+Cb4+Fb5 Abb4+Cb4+Fb5 Abb4+Cb4+Fb5
LFb2 Fb2 Fb3 Fb3
Bar 4
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Db4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 6
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 7
Fbm
RAbb4+Cb4+Fb5 Abb4+Cb4+Fb5 Abb4+Cb4+Fb5 Abb4+Cb4+Fb5
LFb2 Fb2 Fb3 Fb3
Bar 8
Fm
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F3 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 In The Blood

What are the letter notes for the In The Blood 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 G – Ab – Fbm – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in In The Blood?

The loop is G – Ab – Fbm – Fm (VII – I – bvi – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is In The Blood in?

Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in In The Blood?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is In The Blood 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.