Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Me & My Uncle: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- E minor
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- i–bIII–i–bIII loop
- 1964
- Easy
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 Me & My Uncle without reading music. The left hand plays bluesy shrug (broken chord 8-5-7) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.
Me & My Uncle accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – G – Em – G loop with bluesy shrug in the left hand and gospel-clap chords in the right. 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 Me & My Uncle
What are the letter notes for the Me & My Uncle 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 Em – G – Em – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Me & My Uncle?
The loop is Em – G – Em – G (i – bIII – i – bIII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Me & My Uncle in?
E minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Me & My Uncle?
Bluesy shrug: broken chord 8-5-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Me & My Uncle 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.