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No Better Shoulder: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 150 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Boom-chickRight hand Offbeat skankChords 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 No Better Shoulder without reading music. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick) and the right hand offbeat skank.

No Better Shoulder accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Fsus4 – C – C loop with boom-chick in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3
Bar 2
Fsus4
RBb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5
LF2 Bb2+C3 F2 Bb2+C3 F2 Bb2+C3 F2 Bb2+C3
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 C7 G6 E6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LC3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3
Bar 6
Fsus4
RBb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5 Bb4+C5+F5
LF2 Bb2+C3 F2 Bb2+C3 F2 Bb2+C3 F2 Bb2+C3
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3

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 No Better Shoulder

What are the letter notes for the No Better Shoulder 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 F – Fsus4 – C – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in No Better Shoulder?

The loop is F – Fsus4 – C – C (IV – IVsus – I – I5) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is No Better Shoulder in?

C major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No Better Shoulder?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No Better Shoulder 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.