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Sadness And Sorrow: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Purojekuto Musashi

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 60 BPM
  • 2002
  • Easy
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Left hand Gentle rockingThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Sadness And Sorrow without reading music. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The opening of Sadness And Sorrow 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
Em → Em7
RG4+B4+F#5 E5 B4 G4+B4+E5 G4+D5+G5
LE3 B3 E4 F#4 G4 E4 E3 D3
Bar 2
C
RC5+E5+A5 G4+E5 E4+A4 E4
LC3 G3 C4 G3 C4 G3
Bar 3
D
RA4+D5+G5 F#5 G5 A5 D5
LD3 A3 D4 A3 D3 A3 D4 A3
Bar 4
G → D
RD5+B5 A4+D5+A5
LG3 D4 G4 D4 F#3 D4 F#4 D4

Sadness And Sorrow accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – Em7 – C – D – G – D loop with gentle rocking in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em → Em7
RE4+G4+B4 E4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3 B2 E2 B2 E3 B2
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4 G3 C3 G3 C4 G3
Bar 3
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D2 A2 D3 A2
Bar 4
G → D
RG4+B4+D5 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LG2 D3 G3 D3 D2 A2 D3 A2
Bar 5
Em → Em7
RE4+G4+B4 E4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3 B2 E2 B2 E3 B2
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4 G3 C3 G3 C4 G3
Bar 7
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D2 A2 D3 A2
Bar 8
G → D
RG4+B4+D5 D4+F#4+A4
LG2 D3 G3 D3 D2 A2 D3 A2

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 Sadness And Sorrow

What are the letter notes for the Sadness And Sorrow 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 Em – Em7 – C – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Sadness And Sorrow?

The loop is Em – Em7 – C – D – G – D (vi – vi7 – IV – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Sadness And Sorrow in?

G major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Sadness And Sorrow?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sadness And Sorrow easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Sadness And Sorrow?

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