If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas)

Jacques Brel

"Ne me quitte pas" by Belgian singer/songwriter Jacques Brel is a great classic of French Variety. The song was composed by Jacques Brel and Gérard Jouannest and recorded by Brel in 1959. Rod McKuen wrote the English lyrics for the well-known adaptation – If You Go Away – which was recorded by numerous artists internationally including Dusty Springfield, Barbra Streisand, Cyndi Lauper... Since its release in 1959, "Ne me quitte pas" has been reprinted 3 times by Jacques Brel, including a Dutch version. like Céline Dion, Florent Pagny or Nana Mouskouri. Discover our music sheets available in different skill levels, with or without reading aids, to help you play this beautiful song. Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished pianist, you will find the sheet music best suited to your playing ability either for piano solo or piano accompaniment.

Level 1 ( 3 pages )

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Preview sample

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Level 2 ( 3 pages )

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Level 3 ( 3 pages )

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The "solo instruments" are vocals, but also violins, flutes, saxophones, clarinets, ....

The music sheets on this page contain:

the melodic transcription of the work
the harmonic arrangement (the chords, written in international music notation (Am, B, C7, F...)
the lyrics, if any
notable elements when they are interesting (bass line, instrumental response, piano riff...)

They have the same structure as the vocals piano sheet music, and can therefore be used in conjunction with our accompaniment piano sheet music.

Here is the music sheet you should choose according to the type of instrument you play:

"C Instruments" for:
- voice, singing
- violin
- flute
- guitar
- piano / keyboards
"E-flat Instruments" for:
- alto saxophone
- baritone saxophone
- small clarinet in E-flat
"B-flat Instruments" for:
- clarinet in B-flat
- trumpet
- soprano saxophone
- tenor saxophone

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Level 1 The right hand plays mostly one note at a time; sometimes several, but only if the harmonising notes do not require too much spacing.

The left hand plays a simple accompaniment without great rhythmic difficulty.

The hands do not move around very much.

Number of years of piano playing: approximately 1 to 3 years
Level 2 The right hand often plays several notes at once to harmonise the melody (thirds, sixths, octaves, etc.).

The left hand develops arpeggios and certain more elaborate formulas to enhance the musical and rhythmic rendering.

The hands move a little more.

Number of years of piano playing: approximately between 3 and 5 years
Level 3 The right hand can play certain parts in octaves and even chords if the title requires it.

The left hand develops fairly extensive arpeggios and more elaborate rhythmic formulas. It often moves around a lot, for example to play very low notes.

The hands move around a lot.

Number of years of piano playing: about 5+ years
Expert Level The right hand often plays in octaves and even chords. Some sequences require very good technical and physical dexterity.

The left hand develops very extensive arpeggios and rhythmic formulas, sometimes very elaborate, even at a high tempo.

The hands make significant movements, for example to alternate notes in different keys.

Number of years of piano playing: approximately 6-10 years. Very good conservatory level.

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Some websites allow you to transpose your sheet music yourself but we prefer to proceed differently, for two reasons:

As our music sheets have fingering to make it easier for you to play, this becomes invalid if you change key and often interferes with the legibility of the notes that have been transposed.
As our arrangements are the result of meticulous work to make them sound as good as possible, we wish to have control over the chosen key, as transposing into keys that are too far apart would make the arrangement too low or too high, to the detriment of the musical quality. We will work with you to ensure that the desired key is not too far off so that the arrangement will still sound great.

If You Go Away (Ne me quitte pas)

Jacques Brel

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