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You and I Both: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jason Mraz

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 95 BPM
  • 2002
  • Easy
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Left hand Rush-and-step pulseThe 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 You and I Both without reading music. The left hand plays rush-and-step pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

You and I Both accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Em – Am – Csus4 loop with rush-and-step pulse in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G3
Bar 2
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E3
Bar 3
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A3
Bar 4
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LC3 C3 C3 C4
Bar 5
G
RG4+B4+D5
LG2 G2 G2 G3
Bar 6
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E3
Bar 7
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 A2 A2 A3
Bar 8
Csus4
RC4+F4+G4
LC3 C3 C3 C4

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 and I Both

What are the letter notes for the You and I Both 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 G – Em – Am – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in You and I Both?

The loop is G – Em – Am – Csus4 (I – vi – ii – IVsus) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is You and I Both in?

G major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in You and I Both?

Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is You and I Both 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.