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When I Think About Cheatin’: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Gretchen Wilson, John Rich & others
- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- IV–V–I–IV loop
- 2004
- 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 Think About Cheatin’ without reading music. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand heartbeat chords.
When I Think About Cheatin’ accompaniment in letter notes
The D – E – A – D loop with push and land in the left hand and heartbeat 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 Think About Cheatin’
What are the letter notes for the When I Think About Cheatin’ 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 D – E – A – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When I Think About Cheatin’?
The loop is D – E – A – D (IV – V – I – IV) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is When I Think About Cheatin’ in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When I Think About Cheatin’?
Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When I Think About Cheatin’ 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.