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In This Skin: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Jessica Simpson, Rob Fusari & others

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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Ticking clockChords 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 In This Skin without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand ticking clock.

In This Skin accompaniment in letter notes

The F – C – Gm – Bb loop with marching giant in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF3+A3 C3 F3+A3 C3 F3+A3 C3 F3+A3 C3
Bar 2
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC4+E4 G3 C4+E4 G3 C4+E4 G3 C4+E4 G3
Bar 3
Gm
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3
Bar 4
Bb
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb6 F6 D6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
LBb3+D4 F3 Bb3+D4 F3 Bb3+D4 F3 Bb3+D4 F3
Bar 5
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF3+A3 C3 F3+A3 C3 F3+A3 C3 F3+A3 C3
Bar 6
C
RC4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4 C4
LC4+E4 G3 C4+E4 G3 C4+E4 G3 C4+E4 G3
Bar 7
Gm
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3 G3+Bb3 D3
Bar 8
Bb
RBb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3 Bb3
LBb3+D4 F3 Bb3+D4 F3 Bb3+D4 F3 Bb3+D4 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 This Skin

What are the letter notes for the In This Skin 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 – C – Gm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in In This Skin?

The loop is F – C – Gm – Bb (I – V – ii – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – Bb – F.

What key is In This Skin in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in In This Skin?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is In This Skin easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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