Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Long Way Home: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal
- E minor
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- i–IV–i–IV loop
- 2014
- 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 Long Way Home without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand steady chords.
The Long Way Home accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – A – Em – A loop with three-step climb in the left hand and steady 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 Long Way Home
What are the letter notes for the The Long Way Home 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 Em – A – Em – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Long Way Home?
The loop is Em – A – Em – A (i – IV – i – IV) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is The Long Way Home in?
E minor, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Long Way Home?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Long Way Home easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.