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Just A Song Before I Go: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Crosby, Stills & Nash

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Just A Song Before I Go without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

Just A Song Before I Go accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – C#m – D – Bm loop with three-step climb in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3
Bar 2
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 G#3 C#4
Bar 3
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 4
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4 F#4 B4 D5 F#5 B5 D6 F#6 B6
LB2 F#3 B3
Bar 5
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3
Bar 6
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 G#3 C#4
Bar 7
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 8
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4
LB2 F#3 B3

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 Just A Song Before I Go

What are the letter notes for the Just A Song Before I Go 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#m – C#m – D – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Just A Song Before I Go?

The loop is F#m – C#m – D – Bm (vi – iii – IV – ii) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Just A Song Before I Go in?

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

What does the left hand play in Just A Song Before I Go?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Just A Song Before I Go 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.