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Gold: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Spandau Ballet
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 1983
- Easy
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 Gold without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand soft chords.
The catchy part of Gold 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.
Gold accompaniment in letter notes
The Ebm7 – Ab – F – Gb – Ab loop with island pulse in the left hand and soft 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 Gold
What are the letter notes for the Gold 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 Ebm7 – Ab – F – Gb – Ab, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Gold?
The loop is Ebm7 – Ab – F – Gb – Ab (iv7 – VII – V – VI – VII) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Gold in?
Bb minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gold?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gold 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 Gold?
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.