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They Can't Take That Away From Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Robbie Williams

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 116 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Shy chordsChords 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 They Can't Take That Away From Me without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand shy chords.

They Can't Take That Away From Me accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – Bb7 – A7 – D7 loop with walking roots in the left hand and shy chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E3
Bar 2
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 3
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 4
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C#5 D5
LD2 D2 D3 D3
Bar 5
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E3
Bar 6
Bb7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb3 Bb3
Bar 7
A7
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 8
D7
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D3 D3

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 Em – Bb7 – A7 – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in They Can't Take That Away From Me?

The loop is Em – Bb7 – A7 – D7 (ii – bVI7 – V7 – I7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is They Can't Take That Away From Me in?

D major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in They Can't Take That Away From Me?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, 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 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.