Piano chords · Old-time stride
The Impossible: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By James Arthur
- D minor
- 12/8
- 100 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 Impossible without reading music. The left hand plays little march (lh chords (2/4)) and the right hand polka-hop chords.
The catchy part of The Impossible 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 Impossible accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 loop with little march in the left hand and polka-hop 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 Impossible
What are the letter notes for the The Impossible 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 Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Impossible?
The loop is Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 (VImaj7 – v7 – VII – iv7 – IIImaj7 – iv7 – VImaj7 – v7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is The Impossible in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in The Impossible?
Little march: lh chords (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Impossible 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 The Impossible?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.