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Branded Man: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- G major
- 4/4
- 105 BPM
- V7–I–IV–I loop
- 1967
- Easy
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 Branded Man without reading music. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Branded Man accompaniment in letter notes
The D7 – G – C – G loop with tumble down in the left hand and hopscotch bells 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 Branded Man
What are the letter notes for the Branded Man 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 D7 – G – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Branded Man?
The loop is D7 – G – C – G (V7 – I – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Branded Man in?
G major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Branded Man?
Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Branded Man 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.