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Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Tony Bennett
- C major
- 3/4
- 92 BPM
- 1954
- Easy
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 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) without reading music. The left hand plays waltz ripple (broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4)) and the right hand waltz chords.
The catchy part of Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 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.
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) accompaniment in letter notes
The Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – C7 loop with waltz ripple in the left hand and waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
What are the letter notes for the Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 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 Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)?
The loop is Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – C7 (vi7 – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 – I7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) in?
C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)?
Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.