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Still The One: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ingrid Michaelson

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 144 BPM
  • 2016
  • Easy
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Left hand Eager heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Still The One without reading music. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Still The One 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
Am
RC5+E5 C4 C4 G4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 2
F → G
RA3+C4+G4 F4 E4 D4 B3+D4 C4 C4
LF2 F3 G2 G3
Bar 3
C
RG3+C4+E4 E4 D4
LC2 C3 C2 C2 C3
Bar 4
F
RA3+D4 E4 E4 D4
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3

Still The One accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – F – G – C – F loop with eager heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 2
F → G
RF4+A4+C5 G4+B4+D5
LF2 F3 F2 G2 G3
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 6
F → G
RF4+A4+C5 G4+B4+D5
LF2 F3 F2 G2 G3
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 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 Still The One

What are the letter notes for the Still The One 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 – F – G – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Still The One?

The loop is Am – F – G – C – F (vi – IV – V – I – IV) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Still The One in?

C major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Still The One?

Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Still The One easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Still The One?

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

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