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Maybe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kelly Clarkson

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 118 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Jogging footstepsRight hand Offbeat skankChords 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 Maybe without reading music. The left hand plays jogging footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand offbeat skank.

Maybe accompaniment in letter notes

The A7 – C – G – A7 loop with jogging footsteps in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A2 A3
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C3 C4
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G2 G3
Bar 4
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A2 A3
Bar 5
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A2 A3
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C3 C4
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G2 G3
Bar 8
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A2 A3

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 Maybe

What are the letter notes for the Maybe 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 – C – G – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Maybe?

The loop is A7 – C – G – A7 (II7 – IV – I – II7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Maybe in?

G major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Maybe?

Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Maybe 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.