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There But For You Go I: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Frederick Loewe

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Left hand Island seesawRight hand Bouncy bellsChords 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 There But For You Go I without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand bouncy bells.

There But For You Go I accompaniment in letter notes

The G7 – C – G7 – C loop with island seesaw in the left hand and bouncy bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G7
RG5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 2
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 3
G7
RG5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 4
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 G6 F6 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 5
G7
RG5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 6
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 7
G7
RG5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5 F4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 8
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3

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 There But For You Go I

What are the letter notes for the There But For You Go I 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 G7 – C – G7 – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in There But For You Go I?

The loop is G7 – C – G7 – C (V7 – I – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – Fm – C.

What key is There But For You Go I in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in There But For You Go I?

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

Is There But For You Go I 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.