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The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Barbra Streisand

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The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye written out as piano music: the iv – I – iv – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1CmivC Eb G
2GIG B D
3CmivC Eb G
4GIG B D

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Cm – G – Cm – G chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye

Does the sheet music for The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye?

The loop is Cm – G – Cm – G (iv – I – iv – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – Cm – G.

What key is The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye in?

G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye 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.