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Artificial Flowers: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Bobby Darin

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Left hand Yo-yo bounceThe 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 Artificial Flowers without reading music. The left hand plays yo-yo bounce (broken chord 8-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.

Artificial Flowers accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – Dm – Eb – F loop with yo-yo bounce in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb3
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3 A2 D3
Bar 3
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb3 Bb2 Eb3
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 F4 A4 C5 F5 A5 C6 F6 A6
LF3 C3 F3
Bar 5
Bb
RBb3+D4+F4
LBb3 F3 Bb3
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD3 A2 D3
Bar 7
Eb
REb4+G4+Bb4
LEb3 Bb2 Eb3
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF3 C3 F3

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 Artificial Flowers

What are the letter notes for the Artificial Flowers 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 – Dm – Eb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Artificial Flowers?

The loop is Bb – Dm – Eb – F (I – iii – IV – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – F7 – Bb.

What key is Artificial Flowers in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Artificial Flowers?

Yo-yo bounce: broken chord 8-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Artificial Flowers 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.