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Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ron Pope

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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Steady 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 Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson) without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.

Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson) accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Eb – Bbm – Db loop with power fifths in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 C3+Eb3 C3+Eb3 Ab2 C3+Eb3
Bar 2
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 Eb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 3
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Db3+F3 Db3+F3 Bb2 Db3+F3
Bar 4
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 Ab6 F6 Db6 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5 Fb5
LDb3 F3+Ab3 F3+Ab3 Db3 F3+Ab3
Bar 5
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 C3+Eb3 C3+Eb3 Ab2 C3+Eb3
Bar 6
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 Eb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 7
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Db3+F3 Db3+F3 Bb2 Db3+F3
Bar 8
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 F3+Ab3 F3+Ab3 Db3 F3+Ab3

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 Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson)

What are the letter notes for the Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson) 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 Ab – Eb – Bbm – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson)?

The loop is Ab – Eb – Bbm – Db (I – V – ii – IV) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Db – Ab.

What key is Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson) in?

Ab major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson)?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Nothing (feat. Alexz Johnson) easy to play on piano?

It is a medium 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.