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Dissident: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Pearl Jam

  • G major
  • 2/2
  • 148 BPM
  • 1993
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 Dissident without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pop stabs.

Dissident accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Gsus4 – C – G loop with power fifths in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3
Bar 2
Gsus4
RC5+D5+G5 C5+D5+G5 C5+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 G6 D6 B5 G5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3
Bar 6
Gsus4
RC5+D5+G5 C5+D5+G5 C5+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC4+G4 C4+G4 C3+G3
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG3+D4 G3+D4 G2+D3

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 Dissident

What are the letter notes for the Dissident 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 G – Gsus4 – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Dissident?

The loop is G – Gsus4 – C – G (I – Isus – IV – I5) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is Dissident in?

G major, at about 148 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Dissident?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dissident easy to play on piano?

It is a medium 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.