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Read ’em And Weep: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Bossa swayRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 Read ’em And Weep without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand pop stabs.

Read ’em And Weep accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – Gm – Eb loop with bossa sway in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G6 F6 Eb6 D6 C6 Bb5 A5 G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 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 Read ’em And Weep

What are the letter notes for the Read ’em And Weep 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 F – Bb – Gm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Read ’em And Weep?

The loop is F – Bb – Gm – Eb (V – I – vi – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – F – Bb.

What key is Read ’em And Weep in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Read ’em And Weep?

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 Read ’em And Weep 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.