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Addams Family Theme: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Vic Mizzy

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Left hand Stride jumpsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Addams Family Theme without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride), and the right hand sings the tune.

Addams Family Theme accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – Cm – F7 – Bb loop with stride jumps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 F3+Bb3 Bb2 F3+Bb3
Bar 2
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 3
F7
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3
Bar 4
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4 Bb6 F6 D6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5
LBb2 F3+Bb3 Bb2 F3+Bb3
Bar 5
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 F3+Bb3 Bb2 F3+Bb3
Bar 6
Cm
RC4+Eb4+G4
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 7
F7
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 C3+F3 F2 C3+F3
Bar 8
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb2 F3+Bb3 Bb2 F3+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 Addams Family Theme

What are the letter notes for the Addams Family Theme 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 Bb – Cm – F7 – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Addams Family Theme?

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

What key is Addams Family Theme in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Addams Family Theme?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Addams Family Theme 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.