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Dark As A Dungeon: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Johnny Cash
- A major
- 3/4
- 150 BPM
- I–IV–V–I loop
- 1947
- 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 Dark As A Dungeon without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltz chords.
Dark As A Dungeon accompaniment in letter notes
The A – D – E – A loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and waltz 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 Dark As A Dungeon
What are the letter notes for the Dark As A Dungeon 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 A – D – E – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Dark As A Dungeon?
The loop is A – D – E – A (I – IV – V – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is Dark As A Dungeon in?
A major, at about 150 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Dark As A Dungeon?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dark As A Dungeon 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.