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Estate: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Bruno Martino

  • D minor
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • 1960
  • Easy
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Left hand Hop-up dropThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Estate without reading music. The left hand plays hop-up drop (broken chord 8-12-12-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Estate 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
Gm7 → C7
RG3+Bb3 Bb3 D4 D4 D4+F4+A4 A4 Db4+E4+G4 G4
LG2+F3 G2 C3+Bb3 C3+Bb3
Bar 2
Am7 → F
RA3+C4 A3+C4 A3+C4
LG3 F3 E3 C3 F2
Bar 3
Bb → Gm7
RA3+D4 D4 F4 F4 D4+F4+C5 Bb4 F4 D4
LBb2+F3 Bb2 G2+F3
Bar 4
Em → A7
RB3+D4+F#4+A4 B3+D4+F#4 B3+D4+F#4 Bb3+C#4+F4
LE2+G3 E2+G3 E2+G3 A2+G3

Estate accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm7 – C7 – Am7 – F – Bb – Gm7 – Em – A7 loop with hop-up drop in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm7 → C7
RG4+Bb4+D5 C4+E4+G4
LG3 D4 G4 G3
Bar 2
Am7 → F
RA3+C4+E4 F4+A4+C5
LA3 E4 C4 C3
Bar 3
Bb → Gm7
RBb3+D4+F4 G4+Bb4+D5
LBb3 F4 D4 D3
Bar 4
Em → A7
RE4+G4+B4 E4 G4 A4 C#5 E5 G5 A5 C#6
LE3 B3 E4 E3
Bar 5
Gm7 → C7
RG4+Bb4+D5 C4+E4+G4
LG3 D4 G4 G3
Bar 6
Am7 → F
RA3+C4+E4 F4+A4+C5
LA3 E4 C4 C3
Bar 7
Bb → Gm7
RBb3+D4+F4 G4+Bb4+D5
LBb3 F4 D4 D3
Bar 8
Em → A7
RE4+G4+B4 A3+C#4+E4
LE3 B3 E4 E3

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 Estate

What are the letter notes for the Estate 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 Gm7 – C7 – Am7 – F – Bb – Gm7 – Em – A7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Estate?

The loop is Gm7 – C7 – Am7 – F – Bb – Gm7 – Em – A7 (iv7 – VII7 – v7 – III – VI – iv7 – ii – V7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Estate in?

D minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Estate?

Hop-up drop: broken chord 8-12-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Estate 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 Estate?

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.