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Tomorrow: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Charles Strouse

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 1977
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Tomorrow without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.

The intro of Tomorrow 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.

Bar 1
F → Fmaj7
RA3+A3 Bb3 C4 F4 A3 C4
LF2+C3+F3 F2+C3+F3 F2+C3+E3
Bar 2
Bbmaj7 → Gm7
RA3+A3 Bb3 C4 F4 C4 Bb4+C5 F5 F5 C5 C4
LF2+Bb2+D3 F2+Bb2+D3 G2+F3
Bar 3
F → Fmaj7
RA3+A3 Bb3 C4 F4 A3 C4
LF2+C3+F3 F2+C3+F3 F2+C3+E3
Bar 4
Bbmaj7 → Gm7
RA3+A3 Bb3 C4 F4 C4 Bb4+C5 F5 F5 C5 C4
LF2+Bb2+D3 F2+Bb2+D3 G2+F3

Tomorrow accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – F – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 loop with power fifths in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F → Fmaj7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 F2+C3 F2+C3
Bar 2
Bbmaj7 → Gm7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LBb3+F4 Bb3+F4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 3
F → Fmaj7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 F2+C3 F2+C3
Bar 4
Bbmaj7 → Gm7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 G6 F6 D6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LBb3+F4 Bb3+F4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 5
F → Fmaj7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 F2+C3 F2+C3
Bar 6
Bbmaj7 → Gm7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LBb3+F4 Bb3+F4 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 7
F → Fmaj7
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 F3+C4 F2+C3 F2+C3
Bar 8
Bbmaj7 → Gm7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LBb3+F4 Bb3+F4 G2+D3 G2+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 Tomorrow

What are the letter notes for the Tomorrow 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 F – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – F – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Tomorrow?

The loop is F – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – F – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 (I – Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – ii7 – I – Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – ii7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Tomorrow in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Tomorrow?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Tomorrow easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Tomorrow?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.