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Near To You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Adler & Ross

  • Ab major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1955
  • Easy
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Left hand Island zigzagRight hand Bouncy bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Near To You without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand bouncy bells.

Near To You accompaniment in letter notes

The Fm – C7 – C – Fm loop with island zigzag in the left hand and bouncy bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Fm
RF5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF3 C4 C3
Bar 2
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G4 G3
Bar 3
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G4 G3
Bar 4
Fm
RF5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 F4 Ab4 C5 F5 Ab5 C6 F6 Ab6
LF3 C4 C3
Bar 5
Fm
RF5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF3 C4 C3
Bar 6
C7
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G4 G3
Bar 7
C
RC5 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC4 G4 G3
Bar 8
Fm
RF5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5 Ab4+C5
LF3 C4 C3

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 Near To You

What are the letter notes for the Near To You 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 Fm – C7 – C – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Near To You?

The loop is Fm – C7 – C – Fm (vi – III7 – III – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Near To You in?

Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Near To You?

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

Is Near To You 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.