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Fly: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Hilary Duff

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • 2004
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Swinging lanternChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Fly without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand swinging lantern.

The catchy part of Fly 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
Dsus4
RE4+B4 E4+B4 E4+B4 E4+C5 E4+B4 A4 G4 F#4
LD2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 2
Em7 → G
RE4 D4+G4+B4 D4+G4+B4 D4+G4+C5 D4+G4+A4
LE2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3
Bar 3
Dsus4
RF#4 E4 D4 B3+G4 D4+A4
LD2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2
Bar 4
Em7 → G
RD4+G4+B4 G4
LE2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3 G2+D3

Fly accompaniment in letter notes

The Dsus4 – Em7 – G – Dsus4 – Em7 – G loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and swinging lantern in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dsus4
RA4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 2
Em7 → G
RB4 E4 B4 E4 D5 G4 D5 G4
LE2 E2 E2 E2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 3
Dsus4
RA4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 4
Em7 → G
RB4 E4 B4 E4 G6 D6 B5 G5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LE2 E2 E2 E2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 5
Dsus4
RA4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 6
Em7 → G
RB4 E4 B4 E4 D5 G4 D5 G4
LE2 E2 E2 E2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 7
Dsus4
RA4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4 A4 D4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 8
Em7 → G
RB4 E4 B4 E4 D5 G4 D5 G4
LE2 E2 E2 E2 G2 G2 G2 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 Fly

What are the letter notes for the Fly 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 Dsus4 – Em7 – G – Dsus4 – Em7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Fly?

The loop is Dsus4 – Em7 – G – Dsus4 – Em7 – G (VIIsus4 – i7 – III – VIIsus4 – i7 – III) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Fly in?

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

What does the left hand play in Fly?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Fly easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Fly?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.