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Since I Lost You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Genesis

  • D major
  • 6/8
  • 81 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Swelling 6/8Right hand Pirate-stomp 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 Since I Lost You without reading music. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand pirate-stomp chords.

Since I Lost You accompaniment in letter notes

The A – F#m – Bm – Em loop with swelling 6/8 in the left hand and pirate-stomp chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4 C#4+E4 C#4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C#4 A3 E3
Bar 2
F#m
RA4+C#5 A4+C#5 A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3 A3 F#3 C#3
Bar 3
Bm
RD4+F#4 D4+F#4 D4+F#4
LB2 F#3 B3 D4 B3 F#3
Bar 4
Em
RG4+B4 G4+B4 E4 G4 B4 E5 G5 B5
LE2 B2 E3 G3 E3 B2
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4 C#4+E4 C#4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C#4 A3 E3
Bar 6
F#m
RA4+C#5 A4+C#5 A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3 A3 F#3 C#3
Bar 7
Bm
RD4+F#4 D4+F#4 D4+F#4
LB2 F#3 B3 D4 B3 F#3
Bar 8
Em
RG4+B4 G4+B4 G4+B4
LE2 B2 E3 G3 E3 B2

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 Since I Lost You

What are the letter notes for the Since I Lost You 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 A – F#m – Bm – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Since I Lost You?

The loop is A – F#m – Bm – Em (V – iii – vi – ii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Since I Lost You in?

D major, at about 81 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Since I Lost You?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Since I Lost You 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.