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Dumb Ways To Die: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Tangerine Kitty

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Left hand Walking rootsThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Dumb Ways To Die without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters), and the right hand sings the tune.

Dumb Ways To Die accompaniment in letter notes

The C – F – C – F loop with walking roots in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 2
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 3
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 4
F
RF4+A4+C5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 5
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 6
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F3 F3
Bar 7
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 8
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 F2 F3 F3

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 Dumb Ways To Die

What are the letter notes for the Dumb Ways To Die 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 C – F – C – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Dumb Ways To Die?

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

What key is Dumb Ways To Die in?

C major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Dumb Ways To Die?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Dumb Ways To Die 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.