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Save It For A Rainy Day: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kenny Chesney

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 78 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Late-hop footstepsRight hand Steady 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 Save It For A Rainy Day without reading music. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Save It For A Rainy Day accompaniment in letter notes

The D – G – Csus4 – G loop with late-hop footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 3
Csus4
RF4+G4+C5 F4+G4+C5 F4+G4+C5 F4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 5
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 7
Csus4
RF4+G4+C5 F4+G4+C5 F4+G4+C5 F4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 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 Save It For A Rainy Day

What are the letter notes for the Save It For A Rainy Day 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 D – G – Csus4 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Save It For A Rainy Day?

The loop is D – G – Csus4 – G (V – I5 – IVsus – I5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Save It For A Rainy Day in?

G major, at about 78 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Save It For A Rainy Day?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Save It For A Rainy Day 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.