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Second One To Know: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Chris Stapleton

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2003
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Groovy 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 Second One To Know without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand groovy chords.

Second One To Know accompaniment in letter notes

The D – F – C – Eb loop with power fifths in the left hand and groovy 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 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2 D2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G6 Eb6 Bb5 G5 Gb5 F5 Fb5 Eb5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 Eb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2
Bar 5
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2 D2 F#2+A2 F#2+A2
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3 F2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3 C3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2 Eb2 G2+Bb2 G2+Bb2

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 Second One To Know

What are the letter notes for the Second One To Know 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 – F – C – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Second One To Know?

The loop is D – F – C – Eb (II5 – IV – I5 – bIII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Second One To Know in?

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

What does the left hand play in Second One To Know?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Second One To Know easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.