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Not Alone: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Sara Bareilles

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2010
  • Easy
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Left hand Stair stepsRight hand Hand-clap chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

Not Alone written out as piano music: the III7 – vi – IV – I loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand hand-clap chords.

Not Alone chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1G7III7G B D F
2CmviC Eb G
3AbIVAb C Eb
4EbIEb G Bb

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) in the left hand and hand-clap chords in the right, over the G7 – Cm – Ab – Eb chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about Not Alone

Does the sheet music for Not Alone have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in Not Alone?

The loop is G7 – Cm – Ab – Eb (III7 – vi – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Not Alone in?

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

What does the left hand play in Not Alone?

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

Is Not Alone 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.