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A Thousand Miles: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- B major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2001
- 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 Thousand Miles without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pop stabs.
The intro of A Thousand Miles 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.
A Thousand Miles accompaniment in letter notes
The E – F# – B – B – E – F# – B – B loop with island pulse in the left hand and pop stabs 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 Thousand Miles
What are the letter notes for the A Thousand Miles 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 E – F# – B – B – E – F# – B – B, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Thousand Miles?
The loop is E – F# – B – B – E – F# – B – B (IV – V – I – IV – V – I – IV – V) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.
What key is A Thousand Miles in?
B major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Thousand Miles?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Thousand Miles easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of A Thousand Miles?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.