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November: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Gabrielle Aplin

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2013
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Pumping chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 November without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pumping chords.

The intro of November 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.

Bar 1
Gsus4
RG3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 G3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 G3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 G3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
Lrest
Bar 2
Bbsus4
RF3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 F3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 F3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 F3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4
LBb1+Bb2
Bar 3
Bbsus4
RF3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 F3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 F3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 F3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 Eb4
Lrest
Bar 4
C → Eb
RG3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 G3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 G3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4 G3+Bb3+Eb4 Eb4
LG1+G2

November accompaniment in letter notes

The Gsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bbsus4 – C – Eb loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
Bbsus4
RF4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
Bbsus4
RF4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 4
C → Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 G6 Eb6 Bb5 G5 Gb5 F5 Fb5 Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 5
Gsus4
RD5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6 D5+G5+C6
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 6
Bbsus4
RF4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
Bbsus4
RF4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5 F4+Bb4+Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 8
C → Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2

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 November

What are the letter notes for the November 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 Gsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bbsus4 – C – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in November?

The loop is Gsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bbsus4 – C – Eb (IIIsus4 – Vsus4 – VI – I – IIIsus4) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is November in?

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

What does the left hand play in November?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is November easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of November?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.