Piano chords · Old-time stride
The Greatest Love Of All: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- A major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 1977
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Greatest Love Of All without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride), and the right hand sings the tune.
The repeating figure of The Greatest Love Of All 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 Greatest Love Of All accompaniment in letter notes
The D7 – A – Bm7 – D7 – A – Bm7 loop with stride jumps in the left hand. 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 Greatest Love Of All
What are the letter notes for the The Greatest Love Of All 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 D7 – A – Bm7 – D7 – A – Bm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Greatest Love Of All?
The loop is D7 – A – Bm7 – D7 – A – Bm7 (IV7 – I – ii7 – IV7 – I – ii7) in A major, and the song ends on A – Bm – A.
What key is The Greatest Love Of All in?
A major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Greatest Love Of All?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Greatest Love Of All 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 Greatest Love Of All?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.