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Work In Progress (Growing Pains): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 4/4
- 63 BPM
- 2007
- 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 Work In Progress (Growing Pains) without reading music. The left hand plays little march (lh chords (2/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Work In Progress (Growing Pains) accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab7 – Db – Gb – F loop with little march in the left hand. 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 Work In Progress (Growing Pains)
What are the letter notes for the Work In Progress (Growing Pains) 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 Ab7 – Db – Gb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Work In Progress (Growing Pains)?
The loop is Ab7 – Db – Gb – F (bIII7 – bVI – bII – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Work In Progress (Growing Pains) in?
F major, at about 63 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Work In Progress (Growing Pains)?
Little march: lh chords (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Work In Progress (Growing Pains) 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.