Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
The Only One: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Passion
- Db major
- 12/8
- 156 BPM
- I–IV–ii–I loop
- 2012
- 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 Only One without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.
The Only One accompaniment in letter notes
The Db – Gb – Ebm – Db loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand and slow-dance 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 Only One
What are the letter notes for the The Only One 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 Db – Gb – Ebm – Db, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Only One?
The loop is Db – Gb – Ebm – Db (I – IV – ii – I) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is The Only One in?
Db major, at about 156 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in The Only One?
Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Only One 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.