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The A Team: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ed Sheeran
- A major
- 4/4
- 86 BPM
- 2010
- Easy
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 The A Team without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand soft chords.
The main tune of The A Team 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.
The A Team accompaniment in letter notes
The F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – D – A loop with walking roots 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 The A Team
What are the letter notes for the The A Team 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 F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The A Team?
The loop is F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – D – A (vi7 – IV – I – vi7 – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.
What key is The A Team in?
A major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The A Team?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The A Team easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of The A Team?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.