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Settle For Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Trampoline bounceRight hand Sprint-and-stop 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 Settle For Me without reading music. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.

Settle For Me accompaniment in letter notes

The F – D7 – Gm – C7 loop with trampoline bounce in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords 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 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 2
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A3 A2 A3
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG3 D4 D3 D4
Bar 4
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4 G4 Bb4 C5 E5 G5 Bb5 C6
LC4 G4 G3 G4
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 6
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 A3 A2 A3
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG3 D4 D3 D4
Bar 8
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4 G3 G4

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 Settle For Me

What are the letter notes for the Settle For 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 F – D7 – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Settle For Me?

The loop is F – D7 – Gm – C7 (I – VI7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Settle For Me in?

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

What does the left hand play in Settle For Me?

Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Settle For Me 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.