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Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Yann Tiersen

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2002
  • Medium
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Left hand Mozart murmurThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie) without reading music. The left hand plays mozart murmur (alberti bass 1-5-3-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie) in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4 F#4 G4 B4 C5 B4
LE3+E4 B3 G3+E4 B3 E3+E4 B3 G3+E4 B3
Bar 2
Em7
RF#4 G4 F#4 G4 A4 G4
LD3+D4 B3 G3+D4 B3 D3+D4 B3 G3+D4 B3
Bar 3
Bm
RF#4 E4 F#4 B4 C5 B4
LD3+D4 B3 F#3+D4 B3 D3+D4 B3 F#3+D4 B3
Bar 4
D
RF#4 E4 F#4
LD3+D4 A3 F#3+D4 A3 D3+D4 A3 F#3+D4 A3

Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie) accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – Em7 – Bm – D loop with mozart murmur in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 G2 B2 E2 B2 G2 B2
Bar 2
Em7
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 G2 B2 E2 B2 G2 B2
Bar 3
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4
LB2 F#3 D3 F#3 B2 F#3 D3 F#3
Bar 4
D
RD4+F#4+A4 B4 A4 G4 A4 E5 D5 C5 D5
LD2 A2 F#2 A2 D2 A2 F#2 A2
Bar 5
Em
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 G2 B2 E2 B2 G2 B2
Bar 6
Em7
RE4+G4+B4
LE2 B2 G2 B2 E2 B2 G2 B2
Bar 7
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4
LB2 F#3 D3 F#3 B2 F#3 D3 F#3
Bar 8
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 F#2 A2 D2 A2 F#2 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 Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie)

What are the letter notes for the Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie) 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 Em – Em7 – Bm – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie)?

The loop is Em – Em7 – Bm – D (i – i7 – v – VII) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie) in?

E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie)?

Mozart murmur: alberti bass 1-5-3-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie) 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Comptine D'un Autre Été (from Amélie)?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.