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The Way That I Love You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ashanti

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 77 BPM
  • 2008
  • Easy
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Left hand Seesaw bassThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Way That I Love You without reading music. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The Way That I Love You accompaniment in letter notes

The G – C – F#m – B7 loop with seesaw bass in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2 D3 G2 D3 G2 D3
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3 G3 C3 G3 C3 G3
Bar 3
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#2 C#3 F#2 C#3 F#2 C#3
Bar 4
B7
RB3+D#4+F#4 D5 D#5 F#5 G#5 F#5 D#5 D5 B4
LB2 F#3 B2 F#3 B2 F#3 B2 F#3
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2 D3 G2 D3 G2 D3
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3 G3 C3 G3 C3 G3
Bar 7
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#2 C#3 F#2 C#3 F#2 C#3
Bar 8
B7
RB3+D#4+F#4
LB2 F#3 B2 F#3 B2 F#3 B2 F#3

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 Way That I Love You

What are the letter notes for the The Way That I Love You 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 G – C – F#m – B7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Way That I Love You?

The loop is G – C – F#m – B7 (bIII – bVI – ii – V7) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is The Way That I Love You in?

E minor, at about 77 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Way That I Love You?

Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Way That I Love You 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.