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This Nearly Was Mine: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Oscar Hammerstein II
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 1949
- 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 This Nearly Was Mine without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz bells.
The catchy part of This Nearly Was Mine 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 Nearly Was Mine accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Abm – Eb – Adim loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and waltz bells 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 Nearly Was Mine
What are the letter notes for the This Nearly Was Mine 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 Ab – Abm – Eb – Adim, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in This Nearly Was Mine?
The loop is Ab – Abm – Eb – Adim (IV – iv – I – #iv°) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is This Nearly Was Mine in?
Eb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in This Nearly Was Mine?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Nearly Was Mine 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.
Can I hear the real melody of This Nearly Was Mine?
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.