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Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Db major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2003
- 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 Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked) without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand offbeat skank.
The main tune of Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked) in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked) accompaniment in letter notes
The Bbm – Db – Ab – Db – Fm7 – Ab loop with giant steps in the left hand and offbeat skank 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 Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked)
What are the letter notes for the Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked) 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 Bbm – Db – Ab – Db – Fm7 – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked)?
The loop is Bbm – Db – Ab – Db – Fm7 – Ab (vi – I – V – I – iii7 – V) in Db major, and the song ends on Cb – Gb – Db.
What key is Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked) in?
Db major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked)?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Defying Gravity (from the Broadway Musical Wicked)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.