Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Poor Unfortunate Souls: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By China Anne McClain
- C minor
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1988
- Medium
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 Poor Unfortunate Souls without reading music. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand hand-clap chords.
The catchy part of Poor Unfortunate Souls 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.
Poor Unfortunate Souls accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Fm – Cm – Cm – Ab – Fm – Cm loop with fluttering heartbeat in the left hand and hand-clap chords 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
Questions about Poor Unfortunate Souls
What are the letter notes for the Poor Unfortunate Souls 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 – Fm – Cm – Cm – Ab – Fm – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Poor Unfortunate Souls?
The loop is Ab – Fm – Cm – Cm – Ab – Fm – Cm (VI – iv – i – VI – iv – i – VI) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Poor Unfortunate Souls in?
C minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Poor Unfortunate Souls?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Poor Unfortunate Souls easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Poor Unfortunate Souls?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.