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Needy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ariana Grande

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 87 BPM
  • 2019
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Needy without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand steady chords.

Needy accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Abm – Eb – Eb7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 2
Abm
RCb4+Eb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 3
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 4
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 5
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 6
Abm
RCb4+Eb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Ab5 Cb4+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 7
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 8
Eb7
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2

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 Needy

What are the letter notes for the Needy 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 Am – Abm – Eb – Eb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Needy?

The loop is Am – Abm – Eb – Eb7 (#iv – iv – I – I7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Needy in?

Eb major, at about 87 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Needy?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Needy 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.