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Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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Left hand Brass-band marchRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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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 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend without reading music. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend accompaniment in letter notes

The C7 – F – C7 – F loop with brass-band march in the left hand and marching chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 G3 C4+G4 G3
Bar 2
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 C3 F3+C4 C3
Bar 3
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 G3 C4+G4 G3
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A6 F6 C6 A5 Ab5 G5 Gb5 F5
LF3+C4 C3 F3+C4 C3
Bar 5
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 G3 C4+G4 G3
Bar 6
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 C3 F3+C4 C3
Bar 7
C7
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 G3 C4+G4 G3
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF3+C4 C3 F3+C4 C3

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 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

What are the letter notes for the Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 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 C7 – F – C7 – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend?

The loop is C7 – F – C7 – F (V7 – I – V7 – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend in?

F major, at about 112 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend?

Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 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.