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My Romance: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rodgers & Hart

  • A minor
  • 2/2
  • 136 BPM
  • 1935
  • Easy
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Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Pausing chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Romance without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand pausing chords.

The catchy part of My Romance 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
C
RG4+C5+E5+G5 G4+B4 E5 F5
LC2+G2+E3 G3+C4+E4 B2 G3+B3+E4
Bar 2
C
RG4+C5+E5+G5 A4+C5+E5+A5 B4+E5+G5+B5 C5+E5+G5+C6
LA2 A3+C4+E4 G2 G3+C4+E4
Bar 3
F
RC5+G5+A5+C6 G5 Gb5 F5 B4+F5+B5 A4+A5
LF2 A3+C4+F4 A2 A3+C4+F4
Bar 4
C
RG4+D5+E5+G5 D5 Db5 C5 E4+G4+C5 D5
LC3 G3+C4+E4 G2 G3

My Romance accompaniment in letter notes

The C – C – F – C loop with stride jumps in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 C7 G6 E6 C6 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+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 My Romance

What are the letter notes for the My Romance 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 C – C – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in My Romance?

The loop is C – C – F – C (III – VI – III – VI) in A minor, and the song ends on B7 – E7 – A.

What key is My Romance in?

A minor, at about 136 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in My Romance?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Romance 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 Romance?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.