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When The Sun Goes Down: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Selena Gomez
- D major
- 4/4
- 122 BPM
- V–IV–I–V loop
- 2011
- 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 When The Sun Goes Down without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand steady chords.
When The Sun Goes Down accompaniment in letter notes
The A – G – D – A loop with walking roots in the left hand and steady 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 Sun Goes Down
What are the letter notes for the When The Sun Goes Down 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 A – G – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When The Sun Goes Down?
The loop is A – G – D – A (V – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is When The Sun Goes Down in?
D major, at about 122 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When The Sun Goes Down?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When The Sun Goes Down 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.