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This Is It: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 This Is It without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
The catchy part of This Is It 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.
This Is It accompaniment in letter notes
The Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Edim – Eb loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and steady 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 This Is It
What are the letter notes for the This Is It 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 Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Edim – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in This Is It?
The loop is Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Edim – Eb (iii7 – ii7 – iii7 – IVmaj7 – #iv° – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is This Is It in?
Bb major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is It?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is It easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of This Is It?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.