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One In A Million You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Larry Graham

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 76 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Late-knock 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 One In A Million You without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand late-knock chords.

One In A Million You accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb7 – Eb – Ab7 – Bb loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 2
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 3
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 5
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 6
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 7
Ab7
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2

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 One In A Million You

What are the letter notes for the One In A Million You 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 – Eb – Ab7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in One In A Million You?

The loop is Bb7 – Eb – Ab7 – Bb (I7 – IV – bVII7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is One In A Million You in?

Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in One In A Million You?

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 One In A Million You 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.