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Deep River: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 92 BPM
- 1996
- 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 Deep River without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
Deep River accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Fm loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and steady 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 Deep River
What are the letter notes for the Deep River 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 Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Deep River?
The loop is Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Fm (I – V7 – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.
What key is Deep River in?
Eb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Deep River?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Deep River 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.