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Love In Vain Blues: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Marching giantRight hand Woodblock tapsChords 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 Love In Vain Blues without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand woodblock taps.

Love In Vain Blues accompaniment in letter notes

The D7 – G – C – Cm loop with marching giant in the left hand and woodblock taps in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D7
RD5 D5 D5 D5 D5 A4
LD3+F#3+A3 D3+F#3+A3 A2+D3+F#3 A2+D3+F#3
Bar 2
G
RG5 G5 G5 G5 G5 D5
LG3+B3+D4 G3+B3+D4 D3+G3+B3 D3+G3+B3
Bar 3
C
RC5 C5 C5 C5 C5 G4
LC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 G3+C4+E4 G3+C4+E4
Bar 4
Cm
RC5 C5 C5 G6 Eb6 C6 G5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LC4+Eb4+G4 C4+Eb4+G4 G3+C4+Eb4 G3+C4+Eb4
Bar 5
D7
RD5 D5 D5 D5 D5 A4
LD3+F#3+A3 D3+F#3+A3 A2+D3+F#3 A2+D3+F#3
Bar 6
G
RG5 G5 G5 G5 G5 D5
LG3+B3+D4 G3+B3+D4 D3+G3+B3 D3+G3+B3
Bar 7
C
RC5 C5 C5 C5 C5 G4
LC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 G3+C4+E4 G3+C4+E4
Bar 8
Cm
RC5 C5 C5 C5 C5 G4
LC4+Eb4+G4 C4+Eb4+G4 G3+C4+Eb4 G3+C4+Eb4

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 In Vain Blues

What are the letter notes for the Love In Vain Blues 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 D7 – G – C – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Love In Vain Blues?

The loop is D7 – G – C – Cm (V7 – I – IV – iv) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.

What key is Love In Vain Blues in?

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

What does the left hand play in Love In Vain Blues?

Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love In Vain Blues easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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