Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
You Don’t Know Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
- C major
- 2/2
- 84 BPM
- 1955
- 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 Don’t Know Me without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.
The catchy part of You Don’t Know Me 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 Don’t Know Me accompaniment in letter notes
The C – C – C7 – F – F – F#dim loop with three-step climb 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.
Play next
Questions about You Don’t Know Me
What are the letter notes for the You Don’t Know Me 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 C – C – C7 – F – F – F#dim, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You Don’t Know Me?
The loop is C – C – C7 – F – F – F#dim (I – I7 – IV – #iv° – I – I7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is You Don’t Know Me in?
C major, at about 84 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in You Don’t Know Me?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Don’t Know Me 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 Don’t Know Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.