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Arrivederci Roma: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Carl Sigman, Ranucci Renato & others

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Left hand Island zigzagRight hand Bouncy bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Arrivederci Roma without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand bouncy bells.

Arrivederci Roma accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – D7 – Am – D7 loop with island zigzag in the left hand and bouncy bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 2
D7
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD3 A3 A2
Bar 3
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 4
D7
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4 A4 C5 D5 F#5 A5 C6 D6
LD3 A3 A2
Bar 5
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 6
D7
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD3 A3 A2
Bar 7
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA3 E4 E3
Bar 8
D7
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD3 A3 A2

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 Arrivederci Roma

What are the letter notes for the Arrivederci Roma 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 Am – D7 – Am – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Arrivederci Roma?

The loop is Am – D7 – Am – D7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on G – Cm – G.

What key is Arrivederci Roma in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Arrivederci Roma?

Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Arrivederci Roma 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.