Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Leave A Tender Moment Alone: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Billy Joel
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- IV–iii–ii–I loop
- 1983
- Easy
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 Leave A Tender Moment Alone without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8) and the right hand steady chords.
Leave A Tender Moment Alone accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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.
Play next
More by Billy Joel
Questions about Leave A Tender Moment Alone
What are the letter notes for the Leave A Tender Moment Alone 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 Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Leave A Tender Moment Alone?
The loop is Eb – Dm – Cm – Bb (IV – iii – ii – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Leave A Tender Moment Alone in?
Bb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Leave A Tender Moment Alone?
Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Leave A Tender Moment Alone 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.