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You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Toby Keith

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 108 BPM
  • 2004
  • Easy
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Left hand Doorbell ding-dongRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) without reading music. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) accompaniment in letter notes

The E – F#m – B7 – D loop with doorbell ding-dong in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E
RE5 G#4+B4 G#4+B4
LE3 E3 B2 B2
Bar 2
F#m
RF#5 A4+C#5 A4+C#5
LF#3 F#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 3
B7
RB4 D#4+F#4 D#4+F#4
LB3 B3 F#3 F#3
Bar 4
D
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD3 D3 A2 A2
Bar 5
E
RE5 G#4+B4 G#4+B4
LE3 E3 B2 B2
Bar 6
F#m
RF#5 A4+C#5 A4+C#5
LF#3 F#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 7
B7
RB4 D#4+F#4 D#4+F#4
LB3 B3 F#3 F#3
Bar 8
D
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD3 D3 A2 A2

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 You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)

What are the letter notes for the You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) 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 E – F#m – B7 – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)?

The loop is E – F#m – B7 – D (V – vi – II7 – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) in?

A major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya)?

Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You Ain't Leavin' (Thank God Are Ya) 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.