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Song for a Friend: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Jason Mraz
- B minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 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 Song for a Friend without reading music. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) and the right hand soft chords.
Song for a Friend accompaniment in letter notes
The Bm – A – G – Em loop with hiccup heartbeat in the left hand and soft chords in the right. 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 Song for a Friend
What are the letter notes for the Song for a Friend 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 Bm – A – G – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Song for a Friend?
The loop is Bm – A – G – Em (i – bVII – bVI – iv) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Song for a Friend in?
B minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Song for a Friend?
Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Song for a Friend 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.