Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Edith Piaf
- G major
- 2/2
- 112 BPM
- 1947
- Medium
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 Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do) without reading music. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do) accompaniment in letter notes
The C – D7 – G – Bm loop with open sky 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 Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do)
What are the letter notes for the Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can 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 C – D7 – G – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do)?
The loop is C – D7 – G – Bm (IV – V7 – I – iii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do) in?
G major, at about 112 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do)?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mais Quest-Ce Que J'ai (What Can I Do) 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.