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No Good Deed: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Stephen Schwartz

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 2003
  • Easy
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Left hand Bossa swayRight hand Gospel-clap 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 No Good Deed without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.

No Good Deed accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – A – Esus4 – A loop with bossa sway in the left hand and gospel-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm
RD4+A4+B4 D4+A4+B4 E4+A4+B4 D#4+A4+B4
LB2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 2
A
RC#4+G#4+A4 C#4+G#4+A4 D4+G4+A4 C#4+G4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 3
Esus4
RA4+D5+E5 A4+D5+E5 A4+D5+E5 G#4+D5+E5
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 4
A
RC#4+G#4+A4 E6 D6 C#6 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 5
Bm
RD4+A4+B4 D4+A4+B4 E4+A4+B4 D#4+A4+B4
LB2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 6
A
RC#4+G#4+A4 C#4+G#4+A4 D4+G4+A4 C#4+G4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 7
Esus4
RA4+D5+E5 A4+D5+E5 A4+D5+E5 G#4+D5+E5
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 8
A
RC#4+G#4+A4 C#4+G#4+A4 D4+G4+A4 C#4+G4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 A2

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 Good Deed

What are the letter notes for the No Good Deed 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 Bm – A – Esus4 – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in No Good Deed?

The loop is Bm – A – Esus4 – A (vi – V – IIsus – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is No Good Deed in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No Good Deed?

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 No Good Deed 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.