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Young and Beautiful: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Lana Del Rey

  • B minor
  • 4/4
  • 60 BPM
  • 2012
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsThe right hand sings the tuneChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Young and Beautiful without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths), and the right hand sings the tune.

The catchy part of Young and Beautiful 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.

Bar 1
G → A
RG3+B3+E4 D4 E4 D4 D4 A3+C#4+E4 D4 E4 D4 D4
LG1+G2 G1+G2 A1+A2 A1+A2
Bar 2
Bm → D
RF#3+C#4+E4 D4 B3 E4 E4 E4 F#3+A3+D4 F#4 E4 E4
LB1+B2 B1+B2 D2+D3 D2+D3
Bar 3
G → A
RG3+B3+E4 D4 F#4 E4 E4 A3+C#4+E4 D4 F#4 E4 E4 D4 E4
LG1+G2 A1+A2
Bar 4
Bm → D
RF#3 F#4 E4 F#4 E4 D4 F#3+A3 F#4 E4 E4
LB1+B2 D2+D3

Young and Beautiful accompaniment in letter notes

The G – A – Bm – D – G – A – Bm – D loop with power fifths in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G → A
RG4+B4+D5 A3+C#4+E4
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4
Bar 2
Bm → D
RB3+D4+F#4 D4+F#4+A4
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 3
G → A
RG4+B4+D5 A3+C#4+E4
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4
Bar 4
Bm → D
RB3+D4+F#4 A6 F#6 D6 A5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 5
G → A
RG4+B4+D5 A3+C#4+E4
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4
Bar 6
Bm → D
RB3+D4+F#4 D4+F#4+A4
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 7
G → A
RG4+B4+D5 A3+C#4+E4
LG2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4 A3+E4
Bar 8
Bm → D
RB3+D4+F#4 D4+F#4+A4
LB2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 B2+F#3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3

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 Young and Beautiful

What are the letter notes for the Young and Beautiful 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 – A – Bm – D – G – A – Bm – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Young and Beautiful?

The loop is G – A – Bm – D – G – A – Bm – D (VI – VII – i – III – VI – VII – i – III) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Young and Beautiful in?

B minor, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Young and Beautiful?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Young and Beautiful easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Young and Beautiful?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.