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Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Velvet jazzRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13 without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand steady chords.

Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13 accompaniment in letter notes

The F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F7
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LA2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3 A2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3
Bar 2
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3
Bar 3
F7
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LA2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3 A2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3
Bar 4
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 Db5 D5 F5 G5 F5 D5 Db5 Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3
Bar 5
F7
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LA2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3 A2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3
Bar 6
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3
Bar 7
F7
RA4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5 A4+C5+Eb5+F5
LA2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3 A2+Eb3 A2+Eb3 A2+F3 A2+F3
Bar 8
Bb
RD4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4 D4+F4+Ab4+Bb4
LD3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3 D3+Ab3 D3+Ab3 D3+Bb3 D3+Bb3

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 Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13

What are the letter notes for the Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13 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 F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13?

The loop is F7 – Bb – F7 – Bb (V7 – I – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.

What key is Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13 in?

Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Adagio Cantabile from Sonate Pathetique Op.13 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.