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Gale's Theme (Main Title): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Jerry Goldsmith

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Left hand Ocean swellThe right hand sings the tuneChords 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 Gale's Theme (Main Title) without reading music. The left hand plays ocean swell (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12-10-8-5), and the right hand sings the tune.

Gale's Theme (Main Title) accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Dm – Gm – C loop with ocean swell in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3 A3 C4 A3 F3 C3
Bar 2
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 F3 A3 F3 D3 A2
Bar 3
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 Bb3 D4 Bb3 G3 D3
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 E6 C6 G5 E5 C5 G4 E4 C4
LC3 G3 C4 E4 G4 E4 C4 G3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 C3 F3 A3 C4 A3 F3 C3
Bar 6
Dm
RD4+F4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 F3 A3 F3 D3 A2
Bar 7
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 D3 G3 Bb3 D4 Bb3 G3 D3
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C4 E4 G4 E4 C4 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 Gale's Theme (Main Title)

What are the letter notes for the Gale's Theme (Main Title) 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 – Dm – Gm – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Gale's Theme (Main Title)?

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

What key is Gale's Theme (Main Title) in?

F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Gale's Theme (Main Title)?

Ocean swell: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12-10-8-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Gale's Theme (Main Title) easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.