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The Middle: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
- G major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1916
- 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 Middle without reading music. The left hand plays knock-knock footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4) and the right hand push chords.
The repeating figure of The Middle 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 Middle accompaniment in letter notes
The Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – C – Cmaj7 – G – D – C loop with knock-knock footsteps in the left hand and push 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 Middle
What are the letter notes for the The Middle 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 Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – C – Cmaj7 – G – D – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Middle?
The loop is Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – C – Cmaj7 – G – D – C (IVmaj7 – vi7 – V – IV – IVmaj7 – I – V – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is The Middle in?
G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Middle?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Middle 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 Middle?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.