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Band On The Run: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Paul McCartney and Wings
- D major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1974
- Easy
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 Band On The Run without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Band On The Run accompaniment in letter notes
The Am – D – Am – D loop with island pulse in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Band On The Run
What are the letter notes for the Band On The Run 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 – D – Am – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Band On The Run?
The loop is Am – D – Am – D (v – I – v – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Band On The Run in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Band On The Run?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Band On The Run 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.