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Mary In The Morning: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Al Martino

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Drop-and-stayRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Mary In The Morning without reading music. The left hand plays drop-and-stay (broken chord 8-5-5) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Mary In The Morning accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – F – D7 – G7 loop with drop-and-stay in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA3 E3 E3
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C3 C3
Bar 3
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A2 A2
Bar 4
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 F4 G4 B4 D5 F5 G5 B5 D6
LG3 D3 D3
Bar 5
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA3 E3 E3
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C3 C3
Bar 7
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A2 A2
Bar 8
G7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 D3 D3

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 Mary In The Morning

What are the letter notes for the Mary In The Morning 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 Am – F – D7 – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Mary In The Morning?

The loop is Am – F – D7 – G7 (vi – IV – II7 – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is Mary In The Morning in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Mary In The Morning?

Drop-and-stay: broken chord 8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Mary In The Morning 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.