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When I Get Where I’m Goin’: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 2005
- 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 When I Get Where I’m Goin’ without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand bouncy-ball chords.
When I Get Where I’m Goin’ accompaniment in letter notes
The F – C – F – C loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and bouncy-ball 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 When I Get Where I’m Goin’
What are the letter notes for the When I Get Where I’m Goin’ 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 – C – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When I Get Where I’m Goin’?
The loop is F – C – F – C (IV – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is When I Get Where I’m Goin’ in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in When I Get Where I’m Goin’?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When I Get Where I’m Goin’ 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.