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Stronger: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kelly Clarkson

  • A minor
  • 4/4
  • 115 BPM
  • 2011
  • Medium
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Left hand Heartbeat octavesRight hand TwinkleChords from the chord symbols in the score

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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 Stronger without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand twinkle.

The intro of Stronger 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
RC4 E3 C4 E3 C4 E3 C4 E3 C4 E3 C4 E3 C4 E3 C4 E3
LA2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 2
F
RC4 A3 C4 A3 C4 A3 C4 A3 C4 A3 C4 A3 D4 A3 D4 A3
LF3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3 F3
Bar 3
C
RG4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 4
G
RB4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4 B4 G4
LB2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2

Stronger accompaniment in letter notes

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

Bar 1
Am
RA3+E4 C4 E4 C4 E4 C4
LA2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 2
F
RF4+C5 A4 C5 A4 C5 A4
LF2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 3
C
RC4+G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4
LC3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 4
G
RG4+D5 B4 D5 B6 G6 D6 B5 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+E4 C4 E4 C4 E4 C4
LA2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3 A2 A3
Bar 6
F
RF4+C5 A4 C5 A4 C5 A4
LF2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3 F2 F3
Bar 7
C
RC4+G4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4
LC3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 8
G
RG4+D5 B4 D5 B4 D5 B4
LG2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3 G2 G3

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 Stronger

What are the letter notes for the Stronger 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 – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Stronger?

The loop is Am – F – C – G (i – VI – III – VII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Stronger in?

A minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Stronger?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Stronger 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Stronger?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.