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A Tear Fell: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Dorian Burton & Eugene Randolph
- D major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 1956
- 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 A Tear Fell without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand swaying waltz chords.
A Tear Fell accompaniment in letter notes
The A7 – D – A7 – D loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and swaying waltz 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 A Tear Fell
What are the letter notes for the A Tear Fell 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 A7 – D – A7 – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Tear Fell?
The loop is A7 – D – A7 – D (V7 – I – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.
What key is A Tear Fell in?
D major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in A Tear Fell?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Tear Fell 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.