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As The Deer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Martin Nystrom

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 1984
  • Easy
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Left hand Double-tap dropRight hand Steady chordsChords 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 As The Deer without reading music. The left hand plays double-tap drop (broken chord 8-8-5) and the right hand steady chords.

As The Deer accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Asus4 – A – D loop with double-tap drop in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 G3 D3
Bar 2
Asus4
RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA3 A3 E3
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 A3 E3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD3 D3 A2
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3 G3 D3
Bar 6
Asus4
RD4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4 D4+E4+A4
LA3 A3 E3
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA3 A3 E3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD3 D3 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 As The Deer

What are the letter notes for the As The Deer 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 G – Asus4 – A – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in As The Deer?

The loop is G – Asus4 – A – D (IV – Vsus – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on Asus4 – A – D.

What key is As The Deer in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in As The Deer?

Double-tap drop: broken chord 8-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is As The Deer 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.