Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
My Darling, My Darling: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Bb major
- 2/2
- 60 BPM
- VI7–ii–V7–I loop
- 1948
- Medium
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 My Darling, My Darling without reading music. The left hand plays bobbing boat (open arpeggio 8-12-1-8), and the right hand sings the tune.
My Darling, My Darling accompaniment in letter notes
The G7 – Cm – F7 – Bb loop with bobbing boat in the left hand. 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 My Darling, My Darling
What are the letter notes for the My Darling, My Darling 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 G7 – Cm – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in My Darling, My Darling?
The loop is G7 – Cm – F7 – Bb (VI7 – ii – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.
What key is My Darling, My Darling in?
Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in My Darling, My Darling?
Bobbing boat: open arpeggio 8-12-1-8, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Darling, My Darling 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.