Piano chords · Old-time stride
You’ve Got A Friend In Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Randy Newman
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 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’ve Got A Friend In Me without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand shy chords.
The intro of You’ve Got A Friend In 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’ve Got A Friend In Me accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – G7 – Cm – Cb7 – Eb – Ebdim – Bb7 – Eb – D loop with stride jumps in the left hand and shy 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’ve Got A Friend In Me
What are the letter notes for the You’ve Got A Friend In 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 Eb – G7 – Cm – Cb7 – Eb – Ebdim – Bb7 – Eb – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You’ve Got A Friend In Me?
The loop is Eb – G7 – Cm – Cb7 – Eb – Ebdim – Bb7 – Eb – D (I – III7 – vi – bVI7 – I – i° – V7 – I – VII) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is You’ve Got A Friend In Me in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You’ve Got A Friend In Me?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’ve Got A Friend In Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of You’ve Got A Friend In Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.