Never Enough: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

G major
12/8
160 BPM
2015
Easy

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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 Never Enough without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Never Enough 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
D → EmRD5 E5 B4 D5 A4 B4 G4 A4 D4 E4
LD2 D2 D3 E2 E2 E3

Bar 2
C → DRG4 G4 A4 D4 E4 G4 A4 B4 A4
LC2 C2 C3 C2 C2 D2

Bar 3
CRG4 G4 A4 D4 E4 G4 A4 B4 G4+G5 G4+G5
LC2 C2 C3 C2 C2 C3 C2 C3

Bar 4
D → EmRD5 E5 B4 D5 A4 B4 G4 A4 D4 E4
LD2 D2 D3 E2 E2 E3

Never Enough accompaniment in letter notes

The D – Em – C – D – C – D – Em loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D → EmRD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4
LD2 D2 E2 E2

Bar 2
C → DRC4+E4+G4 D4+F#4+A4
LC3 C3 C3 D2

Bar 3
CRC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3

Bar 4
D → EmRD4+F#4+A4 E4 G4 B4 E5 G5 B5 E6 G6 B6
LD2 D2 E2 E2

Bar 5
D → EmRD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4
LD2 D2 E2 E2

Bar 6
C → DRC4+E4+G4 D4+F#4+A4
LC3 C3 C3 D2

Bar 7
CRC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C3

Bar 8
D → EmRD4+F#4+A4 E4+G4+B4
LD2 D2 E2 E2

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 Never Enough

What are the letter notes for the Never Enough 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 D – Em – C – D – C – D – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Never Enough?

The loop is D – Em – C – D – C – D – Em (V – vi – IV – V – IV – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Never Enough in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Never Enough?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Never Enough easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Never Enough?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.