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Decarisimo: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Astor Piazzolla

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Left hand Kangaroo leapsRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Decarisimo without reading music. The left hand plays kangaroo leaps (stride (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.

Decarisimo accompaniment in letter notes

The F – G#dim – Gm – C7 loop with kangaroo leaps in the left hand and marching chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4+F4+A4 C3 C4+F4+A4 F3 C4+F4+A4 C3 C4+F4+A4
Bar 2
G#dim
RB4+D5+G#5 B4+D5+G#5 B4+D5+G#5 B4+D5+G#5
LG#3 D4+G#4+B4 D3 D4+G#4+B4 G#3 D4+G#4+B4 D3 D4+G#4+B4
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG3 D4+G4+Bb4 D3 D4+G4+Bb4 G3 D4+G4+Bb4 D3 D4+G4+Bb4
Bar 4
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 G6 E6 C6 Bb5 A5 Ab5 G5 F#5
LC4 G4+C5+E5 G3 G4+C5+E5 C4 G4+C5+E5 G3 G4+C5+E5
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3 C4+F4+A4 C3 C4+F4+A4 F3 C4+F4+A4 C3 C4+F4+A4
Bar 6
G#dim
RB4+D5+G#5 B4+D5+G#5 B4+D5+G#5 B4+D5+G#5
LG#3 D4+G#4+B4 D3 D4+G#4+B4 G#3 D4+G#4+B4 D3 D4+G#4+B4
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG3 D4+G4+Bb4 D3 D4+G4+Bb4 G3 D4+G4+Bb4 D3 D4+G4+Bb4
Bar 8
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4 G4+C5+E5 G3 G4+C5+E5 C4 G4+C5+E5 G3 G4+C5+E5

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 Decarisimo

What are the letter notes for the Decarisimo 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 F – G#dim – Gm – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Decarisimo?

The loop is F – G#dim – Gm – C7 (I – biiio – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is Decarisimo in?

F major, at about 85 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in Decarisimo?

Kangaroo leaps: stride (2/4), a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Decarisimo easy to play on piano?

It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

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