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Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Stanley Myers
- D major
- 3/4
- 108 BPM
- V7–I–I7–IV loop
- 1971
- Medium
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 Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter) without reading music. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.
Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter) accompaniment in letter notes
The A7 – D – D7 – G loop with moon river roll in the left hand. 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 Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter)
What are the letter notes for the Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter) 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 A7 – D – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter)?
The loop is A7 – D – D7 – G (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter) in?
D major, at about 108 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter)?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Cavatina (from The Deer Hunter) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.