Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
Love You I Do: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Henry Krieger
- Bb major
- 12/8
- 160 BPM
- 2006
- 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 Love You I Do without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Love You I Do accompaniment in letter notes
The F7 – Bb – Dm – Eb loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand. 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 You I Do
What are the letter notes for the Love You I Do 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 F7 – Bb – Dm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Love You I Do?
The loop is F7 – Bb – Dm – Eb (V7 – I – iii – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Love You I Do in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in Love You I Do?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love You I Do 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.