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Gravy Waltz: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Steve Allen
- G major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- I–IV–#ivo–I loop
- 1962
- Medium
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 Gravy Waltz without reading music. The left hand plays velvet waltz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (3/4)) and the right hand swaying waltz chords.
Gravy Waltz accompaniment in letter notes
The G – C – C#dim – G loop with velvet waltz in the left hand and swaying waltz 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.
Play next
The same I–IV–#ivo–I loop
Questions about Gravy Waltz
What are the letter notes for the Gravy Waltz 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 G – C – C#dim – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Gravy Waltz?
The loop is G – C – C#dim – G (I – IV – #ivo – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is Gravy Waltz in?
G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Gravy Waltz?
Velvet waltz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gravy Waltz 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.