Piano chords · Rock drive
Say You, Say Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 1985
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Say You, Say Me without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand steady chords.
The opening of Say You, Say Me 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.
Say You, Say Me accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Db – Bbm – Ab loop with marching giant in the left hand and steady 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.
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Questions about Say You, Say Me
What are the letter notes for the Say You, Say Me 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 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Db – Bbm – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Say You, Say Me?
The loop is Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Db – Bbm – Ab (I – iii7 – vi – iii – IV – ii – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Db – Ab.
What key is Say You, Say Me in?
Ab major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Say You, Say Me?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Say You, Say Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Say You, Say Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.