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Army Dreamers: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kate Bush

  • B minor
  • 3/4
  • 140 BPM
  • 1980
  • Medium
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahRight hand Waltz flickerChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Army Dreamers without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz flicker.

The main tune of Army Dreamers 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
Bm
RB3 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 A4
LB2 F#3+D4 F#3+D4
Bar 2
Em
RB4 B4
LE2 B2+G3 B2+G3
Bar 3
F#m
RA4 B4 A4 C#4
LF#2 C#3+A3 C#3+A3
Bar 4
A
RE4 C#4 E4 C#4
LA2 E3+C#4 E3+C#4

Army Dreamers accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – Em – F#m – A loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and waltz flicker in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm
RD4 B3 D4 B3 D4 B3
LB2 D3+F#3 D3+F#3
Bar 2
Em
RG4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 3
F#m
RA4 F#4 A4 F#4 A4 F#4
LF#2 A2+C#3 A2+C#3
Bar 4
A
RC#4 A3 E4 A4 C#5 E5 A5 C#6 E6 A6
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+E3
Bar 5
Bm
RD4 B3 D4 B3 D4 B3
LB2 D3+F#3 D3+F#3
Bar 6
Em
RG4 E4 G4 E4 G4 E4
LE2 G2+B2 G2+B2
Bar 7
F#m
RA4 F#4 A4 F#4 A4 F#4
LF#2 A2+C#3 A2+C#3
Bar 8
A
RC#4 A3 C#4 A3 C#4 A3
LA2 C#3+E3 C#3+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 Army Dreamers

What are the letter notes for the Army Dreamers 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 Bm – Em – F#m – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Army Dreamers?

The loop is Bm – Em – F#m – A (i – iv – v – VII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Army Dreamers in?

B minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Army Dreamers?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Army Dreamers 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 Army Dreamers?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.