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Alice In Wonderland: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Danny Elfman

  • A minor
  • 6/8
  • 120 BPM
  • 2010
  • Medium
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Left hand Swelling 6/8Right hand Rowing-boat chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Alice In Wonderland without reading music. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand rowing-boat chords.

The intro of Alice In Wonderland 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.

Bar 1
Dm7
RC5 A4 C5 C5 A4 C5
Lrest
Bar 2
Am
RC5 A4 C5 C5 A4 C5
LA2+A3
Bar 3
Am
RC5 A4 C5 C5 A4 C5
Lrest
Bar 4
Am
RC5+E5 A4 C5 C5 A4 C5
LA3+C4+E4

Alice In Wonderland accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm7 – Am – Am – Am loop with swelling 6/8 in the left hand and rowing-boat chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm7
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 F3 D3 A2
Bar 2
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C4 A3 E3
Bar 3
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C4 A3 E3
Bar 4
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 E4 A4 C5 E5 A5 C6
LA2 E3 A3 C4 A3 E3
Bar 5
Dm7
RD4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4 D4+F4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 F3 D3 A2
Bar 6
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C4 A3 E3
Bar 7
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C4 A3 E3
Bar 8
Am
RA3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4 A3+C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 C4 A3 E3

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 Alice In Wonderland

What are the letter notes for the Alice In Wonderland 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 Dm7 – Am – Am – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Alice In Wonderland?

The loop is Dm7 – Am – Am – Am (iv7 – i – iv7 – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Alice In Wonderland in?

A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Alice In Wonderland?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Alice In Wonderland easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Alice In Wonderland?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.