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Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C# minor
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Late-hop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand late-hop chords.

Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy accompaniment in letter notes

The C#m – Adim – F#dim – Gdim loop with giant steps in the left hand and late-hop chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C#m
RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3+G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4
Bar 2
Adim
RC4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4
LA2+Eb3+A3 Eb3+A3 Eb3+A3 Eb3+A3
Bar 3
F#dim
RA4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5
LF#2+C3+F#3 C3+F#3 C3+F#3 C3+F#3
Bar 4
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb6 G6 Db6 Bb5 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LG2+Db3+G3 Db3+G3 Db3+G3 Db3+G3
Bar 5
C#m
RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5
LC#3+G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4 G#3+C#4
Bar 6
Adim
RC4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4 C4+Eb4+A4
LA2+Eb3+A3 Eb3+A3 Eb3+A3 Eb3+A3
Bar 7
F#dim
RA4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5 A4+C5+F#5
LF#2+C3+F#3 C3+F#3 C3+F#3 C3+F#3
Bar 8
Gdim
RBb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5 Bb4+Db5+G5
LG2+Db3+G3 Db3+G3 Db3+G3 Db3+G3

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 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

What are the letter notes for the Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 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 C#m – Adim – F#dim – Gdim, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?

The loop is C#m – Adim – F#dim – Gdim (i – bvio – ivo – #ivo) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy in?

C# minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy 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.