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Money Isn’t Ev’rything: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Richard Rodgers

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Left hand Waltz rootsRight hand Waltz bellsChords 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 Money Isn’t Ev’rything without reading music. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand waltz bells.

Money Isn’t Ev’rything accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 loop with waltz roots in the left hand and waltz bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 2
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 C4 C4
Bar 3
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 4
C7
RC5 E4 G4 Bb4 C5 E5 G5 Bb5 C6
LC3 C4 C4
Bar 5
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 6
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 C4 C4
Bar 7
Gm
RG5 Bb4+D5 Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 8
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 C4 C4

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 Money Isn’t Ev’rything

What are the letter notes for the Money Isn’t Ev’rything 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 Gm – C7 – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Money Isn’t Ev’rything?

The loop is Gm – C7 – Gm – C7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Money Isn’t Ev’rything in?

F major, at about 152 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Money Isn’t Ev’rything?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Money Isn’t Ev’rything 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.