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Never Said: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Liz Phair

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1993
  • Easy
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Left hand Bossa swayRight hand Wake-and-run chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Never Said without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand wake-and-run chords.

Never Said accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Am – C – Dsus4 loop with bossa sway in the left hand and wake-and-run chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
Am
RC4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 4
Dsus4
RG4+A4+D5 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 6
Am
RC4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4 C4+E4+G4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 8
Dsus4
RG4+A4+D5 G4+A4+D5 G4+A4+D5 G4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2 D2

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 Said

What are the letter notes for the Never Said 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 G – Am – C – Dsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Never Said?

The loop is G – Am – C – Dsus4 (I – ii – IV – Vsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Never Said in?

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

What does the left hand play in Never Said?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Never Said 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.