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The Prettiest Thing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Hop-back bounceThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Prettiest Thing without reading music. The left hand plays hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Prettiest Thing accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Bb – F – Am loop with hop-back bounce in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3 E3 A3 A3
Bar 2
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 F3
Bar 4
Am
RA3+C4+E4 E4 A4 C5 E5 A5 C6 E6 A6
LA3 E3 A3 A3
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3 E3 A3 A3
Bar 6
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3 F3
Bar 8
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA3 E3 A3 A3

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 Prettiest Thing

What are the letter notes for the The Prettiest Thing 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 Am – Bb – F – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Prettiest Thing?

The loop is Am – Bb – F – Am (vi – bVII – IV – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is The Prettiest Thing in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Prettiest Thing?

Hop-back bounce: broken chord 8-5-8-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Prettiest Thing 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.