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Love Song: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Sara Bareilles

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 132 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Song without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand steady chords.

The intro of Love Song 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.

Bar 1
Gm → F → Bbsus4
RG3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 G3+Bb3+D4 F3+A3+C4
LG1+G2 A1+A2 Bb1+Bb2
Bar 2
Bbsus4 → C → Dm
RBb3+C4+F4 Bb3+C4+F4 Bb3+C4+F4 G3+C4+E4
LC2+C3 D2+D3
Bar 3
Dm → C → F
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 C4+E4+G4
LE2+E3 F2+F3
Bar 4
F → D
RC4+F4+A4 C4+F4+A4 C4+F4+A4 F#3+A3+D4
LF#1+F#2 C#2

Love Song accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – F – Bbsus4 – Bbsus4 – C – Dm – Dm – C – F – F – D loop with jazz walk in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm → F → Bbsus4
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LG2 A2 Bb2 A2
Bar 2
Bbsus4 → C → Dm
REb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LBb2 C3 Db3 E3
Bar 3
Dm → C → F
RF4+A4+C5+D5 F4+A4+C5+D5 F4+A4+C5+D5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LD2 E2 F2 E3
Bar 4
F → D
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4 A4 C5 D5 C5 A4 G#4 F4
LF2 G2 Ab2 F#2
Bar 5
Gm → F → Bbsus4
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LG2 A2 Bb2 A2
Bar 6
Bbsus4 → C → Dm
REb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+F4+Bb4 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LBb2 C3 Db3 E3
Bar 7
Dm → C → F
RF4+A4+C5+D5 F4+A4+C5+D5 F4+A4+C5+D5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LD2 E2 F2 E3
Bar 8
F → D
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LF2 G2 Ab2 F#2

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 Song

What are the letter notes for the Love Song 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 Gm – F – Bbsus4 – Bbsus4 – C – Dm – Dm – C – F – F – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Love Song?

The loop is Gm – F – Bbsus4 – Bbsus4 – C – Dm – Dm – C – F – F – D (ii – I – IVsus4 – V – vi – V – I – VI – ii – I – IVsus4) in F major, and the song ends on Dm – C – F.

What key is Love Song in?

F major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Love Song?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Love Song easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 11 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Love Song?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.