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No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Edith Piaf

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 86 BPM
  • 1960
  • Tricky
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Left hand Over-the-hillRight hand Trotting-sleigh 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 Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien) without reading music. The left hand plays over-the-hill (broken chord 1-5-3-1) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.

No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien) accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – G7 – C – G7 loop with over-the-hill in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 A2 F2 D2
Bar 2
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 B2 G2
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 4
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 F4 G4 B4 D5 F5 G5 B5 D6
LG2 D3 B2 G2
Bar 5
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 A2 F2 D2
Bar 6
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 B2 G2
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4 C4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 E3 C3
Bar 8
G7
RG4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5 G4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 B2 G2

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 Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien)

What are the letter notes for the No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien) 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 Dm – G7 – C – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien)?

The loop is Dm – G7 – C – G7 (ii – V7 – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien) in?

C major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien)?

Over-the-hill: broken chord 1-5-3-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No Regrets (Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien) easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.