Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Love For Sale: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Cole Porter
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 142 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Love For Sale without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
The main tune of Love For Sale 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.
Love For Sale accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb loop with island zigzag in the left hand and freeze-tag 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.
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Questions about Love For Sale
What are the letter notes for the Love For Sale 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 Bb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Love For Sale?
The loop is Bb – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb (I – IVmaj7 – IV – IVmaj7 – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F7 – Bb.
What key is Love For Sale in?
Bb major, at about 142 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love For Sale?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love For Sale easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Love For Sale?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.