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Where Do I Begin (Love Theme): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Andy Williams

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 60 BPM
  • 1970
  • Easy
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Left hand Bossa swayThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – F#dim – Eb – D7 loop with bossa sway in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 2
F#dim
RF#4+A4+C5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 3
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 4
D7
RD4+F#4+A4 Eb6 D6 C6 Bb5 A5 G5 F5 Eb5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 5
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 6
F#dim
RF#4+A4+C5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 7
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 8
D7
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2

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 Where Do I Begin (Love Theme)

What are the letter notes for the Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) 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 Gm – F#dim – Eb – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Where Do I Begin (Love Theme)?

The loop is Gm – F#dim – Eb – D7 (vi – bvio – IV – III7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) in?

Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Where Do I Begin (Love Theme)?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.