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Think It Over: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Buddy Holly
- A major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- V7–I–IV–I loop
- 1958
- 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 Think It Over without reading music. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Think It Over accompaniment in letter notes
The E7 – A – D – A loop with little steps in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 Think It Over
What are the letter notes for the Think It Over 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 E7 – A – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Think It Over?
The loop is E7 – A – D – A (V7 – I – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.
What key is Think It Over in?
A major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Think It Over?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Think It Over 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.