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Sorry: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Justin Bieber

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Sleep-in chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Sorry without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand sleep-in chords.

The intro of Sorry 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.

Bar 1
Ab
RBb4 C5 Eb5 F5
LAb2+C3+Eb3+Bb3
Bar 2
Cm7
RF5 Bb4 C5 Eb5 F5
LC3+Eb3+G3+Bb3
Bar 3
Bb
RF5
LBb2+D3+F3+Bb3
Bar 4
Bb
Rrest
Lrest

Sorry accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Bb loop with island pulse in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 F5+Bb5+D6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 2
Cm7
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 A4+D5+F#5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 3
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 G4+C5+E5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 4
Bb
RD4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 5
Ab
REb5+Ab5+C6 Eb5+Ab5+C6 F5+Bb5+D6
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 6
Cm7
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 A4+D5+F#5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 7
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 G4+C5+E5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 8
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 G4+C5+E5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2

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 Sorry

What are the letter notes for the Sorry 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 Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Sorry?

The loop is Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Bb (IV – vi7 – V – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Db – Eb.

What key is Sorry in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Sorry?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Sorry 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 Sorry?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.