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Yes I Can: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Island zigzagRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 Yes I Can without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand pop stabs.

Yes I Can accompaniment in letter notes

The A – B – A – B loop with island zigzag in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 2
B
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB3 F#4 F#3
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 4
B
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 F#4 B4 D#5 F#5 B5 D#6 F#6 B6
LB3 F#4 F#3
Bar 5
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 6
B
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB3 F#4 F#3
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 8
B
RD#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4 D#4+F#4+B4
LB3 F#4 F#3

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 Yes I Can

What are the letter notes for the Yes I Can 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 A – B – A – B, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Yes I Can?

The loop is A – B – A – B (VI – VII – VI – VII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Yes I Can in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Yes I Can?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Yes I Can 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.