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Do You Want To Build A Snowman?: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Kristen Bell

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 2013
  • Easy
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Pausing chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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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 Do You Want To Build A Snowman? without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand pausing chords.

The main tune of Do You Want To Build A Snowman? 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.

Bar 1
Gm → Bb7
RBb4 Bb4 Ab4 G4 Ab4
LG4+Bb4
Bar 2
Ab → Cm
RBb4 Eb4 Eb4
LAb2 Eb3 Ab3 Bb3 C4
Bar 3
Cm7 → Bb
RF4 G4 Eb4 Eb4
LG2 Eb3 Bb3
Bar 4
Fm → G
RG4 F4 Eb4 D4+F4 G4
LD3+Ab3+C4 B2+G3

Do You Want To Build A Snowman? accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – Bb7 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – G loop with island pulse in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm → Bb7
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 D4+F4+Bb4
LG2 G2 Bb2
Bar 2
Ab → Cm
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 Eb4+G4+C5
LAb2 Ab2 C3
Bar 3
Cm7 → Bb
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 D4+F4+Bb4
LC3 C3 Bb2
Bar 4
Fm → G
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 C4 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5
LF2 F2 G2
Bar 5
Gm → Bb7
RBb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5 D4+F4+Bb4
LG2 G2 Bb2
Bar 6
Ab → Cm
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 Eb4+G4+C5
LAb2 Ab2 C3
Bar 7
Cm7 → Bb
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 D4+F4+Bb4
LC3 C3 Bb2
Bar 8
Fm → G
RAb4+C5+F5 Ab4+C5+F5 B4+D5+G5
LF2 F2 G2

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 Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

What are the letter notes for the Do You Want To Build A Snowman? 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 Gm – Bb7 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Do You Want To Build A Snowman??

The loop is Gm – Bb7 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – Bb – Fm – G (iii – V7 – IV – vi – vi7 – V – ii – III) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Do You Want To Build A Snowman? in?

Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Do You Want To Build A Snowman??

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Do You Want To Build A Snowman? easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Do You Want To Build A Snowman??

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.