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My Girl Back Home: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rodgers & Hammerstein

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1958
  • Easy
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Left hand Trampoline bounceRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 My Girl Back Home without reading music. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

The opening of My Girl Back Home in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA3+C4+F4 D5 C5 G5
LC3
Bar 2
F
RF5 D6 C6 C5
Lrest
Bar 3
Bdim
RG#4+D5+F5 F5
LB3
Bar 4
C7
RF4+G4+C5 E4 C5
LBb3 C3

My Girl Back Home accompaniment in letter notes

The F – F – Bdim – C7 loop with trampoline bounce in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 3
Bdim
RD4+F4+B4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LB3 F4 F3 F4
Bar 4
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4 G4 Bb4 C5 E5 G5 Bb5 C6
LC4 G4 G3 G4
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A4+C5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 7
Bdim
RD4+F4+B4 D4+F4 D4+F4
LB3 F4 F3 F4
Bar 8
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G4 G3 G4

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 Girl Back Home

What are the letter notes for the My Girl Back Home 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 F – F – Bdim – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in My Girl Back Home?

The loop is F – F – Bdim – C7 (I – #iv° – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is My Girl Back Home in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in My Girl Back Home?

Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Girl Back Home 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.

Can I hear the real melody of My Girl Back Home?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.