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Take A Bow: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

E major
4/4
91 BPM
2008
Easy

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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 Take A Bow without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand tiptoe chords.

The main tune of Take A Bow 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
E → BRB4+G#5 F#5 F#5 C#5 B4+D#5+F#5
LE3+B3+E4 B3+E4 B2+F#3+B3 F#3+B3 B2

Bar 2
C#m → B7RG#4+F#5 E5 G#4+E5 B4 F#4+B4+D#5 E5 B4
LC#3+G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 A2 E3 A3 B3

Bar 3
E → BRB4+G#5 A4+F#5 A4+F#5 G#4+E5 B4+D#5+F#5
LE3 B3 E4 B2 F#3 B3 C#4 D#4

Bar 4
C#m → B7RG#4+F#5 E5 E5 B4 F#4+B4+D#5 E5
LC#4+E4 C#4+E4 A2 E3 A3 B3

Take A Bow accompaniment in letter notes

The E – B – C#m – B7 – E – B – C#m – B7 loop with giant steps in the left hand and tiptoe chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E → BRB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LE2 B2+E3 B2+E3 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 2
C#m → B7RG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LC#3 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 3
E → BRB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LE2 B2+E3 B2+E3 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 4
C#m → B7RG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 F#6 D#6 B5 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 E#5
LC#3 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 5
E → BRB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LE2 B2+E3 B2+E3 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 6
C#m → B7RG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LC#3 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 7
E → BRB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LE2 B2+E3 B2+E3 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

Bar 8
C#m → B7RG#4+C#5+E5 G#4+C#5+E5 F#4+B4+D#5 F#4+B4+D#5
LC#3 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 B2 F#3+B3 F#3+B3

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 Take A Bow

What are the letter notes for the Take A Bow 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 E – B – C#m – B7 – E – B – C#m – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Take A Bow?

The loop is E – B – C#m – B7 – E – B – C#m – B7 (I – V – vi – V7 – I – V – vi – V7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Take A Bow in?

E major, at about 91 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Take A Bow?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Take A Bow easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Take A Bow?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.