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A Rose Is Still A Rose: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Lauryn Hill, Edie Brickell & others

  • G minor
  • 2/2
  • 144 BPM
  • 1998
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 A Rose Is Still A Rose without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

A Rose Is Still A Rose accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Dm – Cm – Dm loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 2
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 3
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 4
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 C4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 5
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2
Bar 6
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 7
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 8
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2

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.

Questions about A Rose Is Still A Rose

What are the letter notes for the A Rose Is Still A Rose 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 Gm – Dm – Cm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in A Rose Is Still A Rose?

The loop is Gm – Dm – Cm – Dm (i – v – iv – v) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is A Rose Is Still A Rose in?

G minor, at about 144 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in A Rose Is Still A Rose?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Rose Is Still A Rose 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.