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When The Right One Comes Along: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Sarah Zimmerman, Justin Davis & others
- D major
- 2/2
- 132 BPM
- IV–I–vi–IV loop
- 2012
- 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 The Right One Comes Along without reading music. The left hand plays hopscotch steps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 4) and the right hand soft chords.
When The Right One Comes Along accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D – Bm – G loop with hopscotch steps in the left hand and soft 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 The Right One Comes Along
What are the letter notes for the When The Right One Comes Along 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 G – D – Bm – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When The Right One Comes Along?
The loop is G – D – Bm – G (IV – I – vi – IV) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A7 – D.
What key is When The Right One Comes Along in?
D major, at about 132 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in When The Right One Comes Along?
Hopscotch steps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When The Right One Comes Along 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.