Piano chords · Blues & boogie
You And I: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Rick James
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- Easy
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 jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand push-and-land chords.
You And I accompaniment in letter notes
The F7 – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7 loop with jazz walk in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right. 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 F7 – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You And I?
The loop is F7 – Bb7 – F7 – Bb7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) 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?
Jazz walk: walking bass, 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 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.