Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
They All Laughed: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 2/2
- 110 BPM
- 1936
- 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 They All Laughed without reading music. The left hand plays trampoline bounce (broken chord 8-12-5-12) and the right hand pausing chords.
The catchy part of They All Laughed in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
They All Laughed accompaniment in letter notes
The G – Em – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – Cm – Cm – Bm7 – Am7 – D7 loop with trampoline bounce in the left hand and pausing 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 They All Laughed
What are the letter notes for the They All Laughed 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 – Em – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – Cm – Cm – Bm7 – Am7 – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in They All Laughed?
The loop is G – Em – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – Cm – Cm – Bm7 – Am7 – D7 (I – vi – ii7 – V7 – ii7 – iv – iii7 – ii7 – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is They All Laughed in?
G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in They All Laughed?
Trampoline bounce: broken chord 8-12-5-12, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is They All Laughed easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 10 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of They All Laughed?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.