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Mrs. Robinson: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 1968
- 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 Mrs. Robinson without reading music. The left hand plays lazy seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-5) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
Mrs. Robinson accompaniment in letter notes
The G – Em – G – Em loop with lazy seesaw in the left hand and sleep-in 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 Mrs. Robinson
What are the letter notes for the Mrs. Robinson 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 G – Em – G – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Mrs. Robinson?
The loop is G – Em – G – Em (I – vi – I – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Mrs. Robinson in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Mrs. Robinson?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mrs. Robinson 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.