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Without Her: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Bossa swayThe 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 Without Her without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Without Her accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – A7 – Dm – G7 loop with bossa sway in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 2
A7
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 3
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 4
G7
RG4+B4+D5 F6 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F5
LG2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 5
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 6
A7
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A2
Bar 7
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 8
G7
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G2

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 Without Her

What are the letter notes for the Without Her 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 Em – A7 – Dm – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Without Her?

The loop is Em – A7 – Dm – G7 (iii – VI7 – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is Without Her in?

C major, at about 83 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Without Her?

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 Without Her 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.