Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
She’s Always A Woman: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Billy Joel
- Eb major
- 3/8
- 90 BPM
- 1977
- 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 She’s Always A Woman without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The repeating figure of She’s Always A Woman 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.
She’s Always A Woman accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb – Bb loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand. 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 She’s Always A Woman
What are the letter notes for the She’s Always A Woman 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 Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in She’s Always A Woman?
The loop is Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb – Bb (I – Isus4 – I – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb.
What key is She’s Always A Woman in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/8.
What does the left hand play in She’s Always A Woman?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She’s Always A Woman 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.
Can I hear the real melody of She’s Always A Woman?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.