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Out Here On My Own: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Michael Gore

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 72 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Out Here On My Own without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.

Out Here On My Own accompaniment in letter notes

The G – D – Em – C loop with power fifths in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 2
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD3+A3 D3+A3 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 3
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3+B3 E3+B3 E2+B2 E2+B2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 G6 E6 C6 G5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3 C3+G3
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 6
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD3+A3 D3+A3 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 7
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE3+B3 E3+B3 E2+B2 E2+B2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3 C3+G3

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 Out Here On My Own

What are the letter notes for the Out Here On My Own 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 G – D – Em – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Out Here On My Own?

The loop is G – D – Em – C (I – V – vi – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Out Here On My Own in?

G major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Out Here On My Own?

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

Is Out Here On My Own 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.