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Nobody’s Heart: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Richard Rodgers

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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Soft 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 Nobody’s Heart without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand soft chords.

Nobody’s Heart accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb loop with oom-pah in the left hand and soft chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 2
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 3
Bb7
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 D3+F3 D3+F3 D3+F3
Bar 4
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb6 G6 Eb6 Bb5 G5 Gb5 F5 Fb5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 6
F7
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 7
Bb7
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 D3+F3 D3+F3 D3+F3
Bar 8
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2

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 Nobody’s Heart

What are the letter notes for the Nobody’s Heart 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 Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Nobody’s Heart?

The loop is Eb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb (I – II7 – V7 – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is Nobody’s Heart in?

Eb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Nobody’s Heart?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Nobody’s Heart 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.