Piano chords · Bossa beach
You And I: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1982
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 without reading music. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of You And I 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.
You And I accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Db – F – Gm7 – F – Bb loop with bossa sway 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 You And I
What are the letter notes for the You And I 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 Bb – Db – F – Gm7 – F – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You And I?
The loop is Bb – Db – F – Gm7 – F – Bb (IV – bVI – I – ii7 – I – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is You And I in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You And I?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You And I 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 You And I?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.