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Not Pretty Enough: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kasey Chambers

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Gospel-clap chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Not Pretty Enough without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand gospel-clap chords.

Not Pretty Enough accompaniment in letter notes

The B – F# – G#m – E loop with pop heartbeat 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
B
RD#4+A#4+B4 D#4+A#4+B4 E4+A4+B4 D#4+A4+B4
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 2
F#
RA#4+E#5+F#5 A#4+E#5+F#5 B4+E5+F#5 A#4+E5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 3
G#m
RB4+F#5+G#5 B4+F#5+G#5 C#5+F#5+G#5 B#5+F#5+G#5
LG#2 G#2 G#2
Bar 4
E
RG#4+D#5+E5 C#4 D#4 E4 F#4 G#4 A#4 B4 C#5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 5
B
RD#4+A#4+B4 D#4+A#4+B4 E4+A4+B4 D#4+A4+B4
LB2 B2 B2
Bar 6
F#
RA#4+E#5+F#5 A#4+E#5+F#5 B4+E5+F#5 A#4+E5+F#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 7
G#m
RB4+F#5+G#5 B4+F#5+G#5 C#5+F#5+G#5 B#5+F#5+G#5
LG#2 G#2 G#2
Bar 8
E
RG#4+D#5+E5 G#4+D#5+E5 A4+D5+E5 G#4+D5+E5
LE2 E2 E2

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 Not Pretty Enough

What are the letter notes for the Not Pretty Enough 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 B – F# – G#m – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Not Pretty Enough?

The loop is B – F# – G#m – E (I – V – vi – IV) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.

What key is Not Pretty Enough in?

B major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Not Pretty Enough?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Not Pretty Enough 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.