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Why We Sing: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kirk Franklin

  • Db major
  • 4/4
  • 56 BPM
  • 1993
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Why We Sing without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Why We Sing accompaniment in letter notes

The Ebm – Gb – Db – F7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ebm
REb4+Gb4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 2
Gb
RGb4+Bb4+Db5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb2
Bar 3
Db
RDb4+F4+Ab4
LDb3 Db3 Db3
Bar 4
F7
RF4+A4+C5 Db4 Eb4 F4 Gb4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 5
Ebm
REb4+Gb4+Bb4
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 6
Gb
RGb4+Bb4+Db5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb2
Bar 7
Db
RDb4+F4+Ab4
LDb3 Db3 Db3
Bar 8
F7
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F2

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 Why We Sing

What are the letter notes for the Why We Sing 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 Ebm – Gb – Db – F7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Why We Sing?

The loop is Ebm – Gb – Db – F7 (ii – IV – I – III7) in Db major, and the song ends on Ebm – Gb – Db.

What key is Why We Sing in?

Db major, at about 56 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Why We Sing?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Why We Sing 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.