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Give Life Back to Music: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Daft Punk

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Banana-peel slipRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Give Life Back to Music without reading music. The left hand plays banana-peel slip (broken chord 8-8-8-8-7) and the right hand ticking clock.

Give Life Back to Music accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – G – F – Dm loop with banana-peel slip in the left hand and ticking clock in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3
LA3 A3 A3 A3 G3
Bar 2
G
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG3 G3 G3 G3 F3
Bar 3
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF3 F3 F3 F3 Eb3
Bar 4
Dm
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 F4 A4 D5 F5 A5 D6 F6 A6
LD3 D3 D3 D3 C3
Bar 5
Am
RA3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3 A3
LA3 A3 A3 A3 G3
Bar 6
G
RG4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4 G4
LG3 G3 G3 G3 F3
Bar 7
F
RF4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4 F4
LF3 F3 F3 F3 Eb3
Bar 8
Dm
RD4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4 D4
LD3 D3 D3 D3 C3

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 Give Life Back to Music

What are the letter notes for the Give Life Back to Music 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 Am – G – F – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Give Life Back to Music?

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

What key is Give Life Back to Music in?

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

What does the left hand play in Give Life Back to Music?

Banana-peel slip: broken chord 8-8-8-8-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Give Life Back to Music 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.