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Experience: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ludovico Einaudi

  • F# minor
  • 4/4
  • 72 BPM
  • 2012
  • Easy
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Left hand Gentle rockingThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Experience without reading music. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

The repeating figure of Experience 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
F#m
RC#5 A4 C#4 A4 C#5 A4 C#4 A4 D5 A4 C#4 A4 C#5 A4 C#4 A4
LF#2 C#3 A3 C#3 F#2 C#3 A3 C#3 F#2 C#3 A3 C#3 F#2 C#3 A3 C#3
Bar 2
A
RC#5 A4 C#4 A4 C#5 A4 C#4 A4 D5 A4 C#4 A4 C#5 A4 C#4 A4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 A2 E3 A3 E3 A2 E3 A3 E3 A2 E3 A3 E3
Bar 3
C#m
RC#5 G#4 C#4 G#4 C#5 G#4 C#4 G#4 D5 G#4 C#4 G#4 C#5 G#4 C#4 G#4
LC#2 G#2 E3 G#2 C#2 G#2 E3 G#2 C#2 G#2 E3 G#2 C#2 G#2 E3 G#2
Bar 4
D
RC#5 F#4 D4 F#4 B4 F#4 D4 F#4 C#5 F#4 D4 F#4 D5 F#4 D4 F#4
LD2 A2 F#3 A2 D2 A2 F#3 A2 D2 F#3 E3 D3 C#3 B2 A2 G#2

Experience accompaniment in letter notes

The F#m – A – C#m – D loop with gentle rocking in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3 C#3 F#2 C#3 F#3 C#3
Bar 2
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 A2 E3 A3 E3
Bar 3
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 G#3 C#4 G#3 C#3 G#3 C#4 G#3
Bar 4
D
RD4+F#4+A4 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D2 A2 D3 A2
Bar 5
F#m
RF#4+A4+C#5
LF#2 C#3 F#3 C#3 F#2 C#3 F#3 C#3
Bar 6
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 A2 E3 A3 E3
Bar 7
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 G#3 C#4 G#3 C#3 G#3 C#4 G#3
Bar 8
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D2 A2 D3 A2

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 Experience

What are the letter notes for the Experience 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 F#m – A – C#m – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Experience?

The loop is F#m – A – C#m – D (i – III – v – VI) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Experience in?

F# minor, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Experience?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Experience 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Experience?

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

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