Piano chords · Blues & boogie
They Can't Take That Away From Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 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 Can't Take That Away From Me without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
The catchy part of They Can't Take That Away From Me 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 Can't Take That Away From Me accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Fm7 – Eb – F#dim – Fm7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Ab loop with jazz walk in the left hand and wait-a-beat 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 Can't Take That Away From Me
What are the letter notes for the They Can't Take That Away From Me 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 Eb – Fm7 – Eb – F#dim – Fm7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in They Can't Take That Away From Me?
The loop is Eb – Fm7 – Eb – F#dim – Fm7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Ab (I – ii7 – I – biii° – ii7 – V7 – ii7 – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Abm – Eb.
What key is They Can't Take That Away From Me in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in They Can't Take That Away From Me?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is They Can't Take That Away From Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of They Can't Take That Away From Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.