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Lovesick Blues: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Hank Williams

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Left hand Little-hill climbRight hand Double-skip chordsChords 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 Lovesick Blues without reading music. The left hand plays little-hill climb (broken chord 1-3-5-1) and the right hand double-skip chords.

Lovesick Blues accompaniment in letter notes

The A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm loop with little-hill climb in the left hand and double-skip chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A7
RA3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3 E3 A2
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 F2 A2 D2
Bar 3
A7
RA3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3 E3 A2
Bar 4
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LD2 F2 A2 D2
Bar 5
A7
RA3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3 E3 A2
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 F2 A2 D2
Bar 7
A7
RA3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4 A3+C#4+E4
LA2 C#3 E3 A2
Bar 8
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 F2 A2 D2

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 Lovesick Blues

What are the letter notes for the Lovesick 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 A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Lovesick Blues?

The loop is A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm (III7 – vi – III7 – vi) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.

What key is Lovesick Blues in?

F major, at about 136 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Lovesick Blues?

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

Is Lovesick 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.