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Sometimes I Cry: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Chris Stapleton

  • D minor
  • 3/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2004
  • Easy
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Left hand Waltz rootsRight hand Waltz 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 Sometimes I Cry without reading music. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand waltz chords.

Sometimes I Cry accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Dm – Gm – F loop with waltz roots in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A3
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 D3 D3
Bar 3
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF2 F3 F3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A3
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 D3 D3
Bar 7
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5 G4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G3 G3
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5 F4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F3

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 Sometimes I Cry

What are the letter notes for the Sometimes I Cry 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 Am – Dm – Gm – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Sometimes I Cry?

The loop is Am – Dm – Gm – F (v – i – iv – bIII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Sometimes I Cry in?

D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Sometimes I Cry?

Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sometimes I Cry 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.