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Just Someone I Used To Know: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jack Clement

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Left hand Tumble downRight 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 Just Someone I Used To Know without reading music. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Just Someone I Used To Know accompaniment in letter notes

The F – F7 – Bb – F loop with tumble down in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C3 F2
Bar 2
F7
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C3 F2
Bar 3
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb2
Bar 4
F
RF5 A4+C5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF3 C3 F2
Bar 5
F
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C3 F2
Bar 6
F7
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C3 F2
Bar 7
Bb
RBb4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb2
Bar 8
F
RF5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C3 F2

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 Someone I Used To Know

What are the letter notes for the Just Someone I Used To Know 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 – F7 – Bb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Just Someone I Used To Know?

The loop is F – F7 – Bb – F (I – I7 – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Just Someone I Used To Know in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Just Someone I Used To Know?

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

Is Just Someone I Used To Know 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.