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Galaxies: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Owl City

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Swing pushChords 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 Galaxies without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand swing push.

Galaxies accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Am – C – G loop with walking roots in the left hand and swing push in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D3 D3
Bar 2
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 3
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 4
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
LG2 G2 G3 G3
Bar 5
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D3 D3
Bar 6
Am
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A2 A3 A3
Bar 7
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C4 C4
Bar 8
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G2 G3 G3

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 Galaxies

What are the letter notes for the Galaxies 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 Dm – Am – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Galaxies?

The loop is Dm – Am – C – G (ii – vi – I – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Galaxies in?

C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Galaxies?

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

Is Galaxies 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.