Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- D minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1944
- Easy
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 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive without reading music. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand push chords.
The main tune of Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive 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.
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive accompaniment in letter notes
The C#7 – Csus4 – F – F – F7 – Gm7 – Csus4 loop with gentle rocking in the left hand and push 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 Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
What are the letter notes for the Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive 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 C#7 – Csus4 – F – F – F7 – Gm7 – Csus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive?
The loop is C#7 – Csus4 – F – F – F7 – Gm7 – Csus4 (VII7 – VIIsus4 – III – III7 – iv7 – VIIsus4 – VII7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive in?
D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive?
Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.