Piano chords · Bossa beach
Nothing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Marvin Hamlisch
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1975
- Easy
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 without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
The main tune of Nothing in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Nothing accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb7 – C – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 loop with bossa sway in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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
What are the letter notes for the Nothing 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 Bb7 – C – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Nothing?
The loop is Bb7 – C – Fm7 – Bb – Fm7 (V7 – VI – ii7 – V – ii7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Nothing in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Nothing?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Nothing easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Nothing?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.