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Lovely: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Khalid Robinson, Finneas Baird O’Connell and Billie Eilish

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 115 BPM
  • 2018
  • Medium
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Left hand Busy rockingRight hand Rocking thirdsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Lovely without reading music. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) and the right hand rocking thirds.

The main tune of Lovely 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
C
RB4 A4 G4 F#4 E4
LC3+E3+G3
Bar 2
Am7 → D
RA4 G4 F#4
Lrest
Bar 3
Em
RB4 A4 G4 F#4 E4
LE3+G3+B3
Bar 4
Bm
RF#4 E4 G4
LB2+D3+F#3

Lovely accompaniment in letter notes

The C – Am7 – D – Em – Bm loop with busy rocking in the left hand and rocking thirds in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4
LC3 G3 C4 G3 C4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 2
Am7 → D
RC4 E4 C4 E4 F#4 A4 F#4 A4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 3
Em
RG4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4
LE2 B2 E3 B2 E3 B2 E3 B2
Bar 4
Bm
RD4 F#4 D4 F#4 F#4 B4 D5 F#5 B5 D6 F#6 B6
LB2 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3
Bar 5
C
RE4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4
LC3 G3 C4 G3 C4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 6
Am7 → D
RC4 E4 C4 E4 F#4 A4 F#4 A4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 7
Em
RG4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4
LE2 B2 E3 B2 E3 B2 E3 B2
Bar 8
Bm
RD4 F#4 D4 F#4 D4 F#4 D4 F#4
LB2 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3

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 Lovely

What are the letter notes for the Lovely 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 – Am7 – D – Em – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Lovely?

The loop is C – Am7 – D – Em – Bm (IV – ii7 – V – vi – iii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Lovely in?

G major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lovely?

Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lovely easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Lovely?

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

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