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Wouldn’t It Be Loverly: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Frederick Loewe

  • F major
  • 2/2
  • 110 BPM
  • 1956
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Wouldn’t It Be Loverly without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

The main tune of Wouldn’t It Be Loverly in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA3+C4+F4 Bb3+C4+G4 C4+F4+A4 A3+C4+F4 C4
LF2+C3 C2
Bar 2
Bb → C7
RD4 Bb3+D4+F4 Bb3+D4+F4 E3+Bb3+C4
LBb1 G2 C2
Bar 3
F
RA3+C4+F4 Bb3+C4+G4 C4+F4+A4 A3+C4+F4 C4
LF2+C3 C2
Bar 4
G → C7
RD4 B3+F4+G4 Bb3+E4+G4
LG2 C3 C2

Wouldn’t It Be Loverly accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bb – C7 – F – G – C7 loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 2
Bb → C7
RD4+F4+Bb4 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LBb2 C4 C3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 4
G → C7
RB4+D5+G5 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LG2 C4 C3
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 6
Bb → C7
RD4+F4+Bb4 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LBb2 C4 C3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 8
G → C7
RB4+D5+G5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LG2 C4 C3

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 Wouldn’t It Be Loverly

What are the letter notes for the Wouldn’t It Be Loverly 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 F – Bb – C7 – F – G – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?

The loop is F – Bb – C7 – F – G – C7 (I – IV – V7 – I – II – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Wouldn’t It Be Loverly in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wouldn’t It Be Loverly easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.