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Death Row: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Chris Stapleton & Mike Henderson
- G minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 2006
- 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 Death Row without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters), and the right hand sings the tune.
Death Row accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – Bb – C – Gm loop with walking roots 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 Death Row
What are the letter notes for the Death Row 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 Gm – Bb – C – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Death Row?
The loop is Gm – Bb – C – Gm (i – bIII – IV – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Death Row in?
G minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Death Row?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Death Row 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.