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Golden Horn: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Dave Brubeck
- C minor
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1959
- 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 Golden Horn without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand knock-knock chords.
Golden Horn accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Dm – G7 – Cm loop with jazz walk in the left hand and knock-knock 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 Golden Horn
What are the letter notes for the Golden Horn 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 Ab – Dm – G7 – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Golden Horn?
The loop is Ab – Dm – G7 – Cm (bVI – ii – V7 – i) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Golden Horn in?
C minor, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Golden Horn?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Golden Horn 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.