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Jealous: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Beyoncé Knowles, Boots & others

  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Steady chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Jealous without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

The main tune of Jealous 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
Db
RAb4+Db5+F5 F5 Ab4+Db5 Ab4+Db5+F5 Ab4+Db5+F5 Eb5
LDb2+Db3
Bar 2
Bbm
RF4+Bb4+Db5+F5 F5 F4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Bb4+Db5 F4+Bb4+Db5
LBb1+Bb2
Bar 3
Ebm
RGb4+Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 Bb4+Eb5+Gb5 F5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+F5 Eb5
LEb2+Eb3
Bar 4
Ab
RAb4+C5 Ab4+C5+Eb5 Ab4+C5+Eb5 Db5 Ab4+C5+Db5 F5
LAb1+Ab2

Jealous accompaniment in letter notes

The Db – Bbm – Ebm – Ab loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db4 Db3
Bar 2
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 3
Ebm
RGb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 4
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 Eb4 F4 Gb4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5 Eb5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2
Bar 5
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db4 Db3
Bar 6
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb3 Bb2
Bar 7
Ebm
RGb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5 Gb4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 8
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab3 Ab2

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 Jealous

What are the letter notes for the Jealous 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 Db – Bbm – Ebm – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Jealous?

The loop is Db – Bbm – Ebm – Ab (I – vi – ii – V) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Jealous in?

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

What does the left hand play in Jealous?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Jealous 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Jealous?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.