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Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren): easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Housefires
- G major
- 6/8
- 72 BPM
- 2014
- Medium
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 Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren) without reading music. The left hand plays gondola ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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.
Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren) accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Em7 – G – Am7 – Bm – D – Em loop with gondola ripple in the left hand. 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.
Play next
The same left hand: Gondola ripple
Questions about Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren)
What are the letter notes for the Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren) 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 C – Em7 – G – Am7 – Bm – D – Em, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
The loop is C – Em7 – G – Am7 – Bm – D – Em (IV – vi7 – I – ii7 – iii – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren) in?
G major, at about 72 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
Gondola ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Good Good Father (arr. Phillip Keveren)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune 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.