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Love, Look Away: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Richard Rodgers

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1958
  • Easy
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Left hand Over-the-hillRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords 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 Love, Look Away without reading music. The left hand plays over-the-hill (broken chord 1-5-3-1) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

Love, Look Away accompaniment in letter notes

The C – F – C – Bdim loop with over-the-hill in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 C3 A2 F2
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 4
Bdim
RD4+F4+B4 D4+F4 F4 B4 D5 F5 B5 D6 F6 B6
LB2 F3 D3 B2
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF2 C3 A2 F2
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 8
Bdim
RD4+F4+B4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LB2 F3 D3 B2

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, Look Away

What are the letter notes for the Love, Look Away 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 C – F – C – Bdim, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Love, Look Away?

The loop is C – F – C – Bdim (I – IV – I – viio) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Love, Look Away in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love, Look Away?

Over-the-hill: broken chord 1-5-3-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love, Look Away 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.