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Gonna Build A Mountain: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 1961
- Easy
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 Gonna Build A Mountain without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand soft chords.
Gonna Build A Mountain accompaniment in letter notes
The Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb loop with drowsy heartbeat 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 Gonna Build A Mountain
What are the letter notes for the Gonna Build A Mountain 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 – Eb – Ab – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Gonna Build A Mountain?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb (IV – I – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Gonna Build A Mountain in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Gonna Build A Mountain?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gonna Build A Mountain 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.