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Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu

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Left hand Oom-pah-pahThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah), and the right hand sings the tune.

Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Gm – F – Gm loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 2
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 4
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5 G4 Bb4 D5 G5 Bb5 D6 G6 Bb6
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 5
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 6
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 8
Gm
RG4+Bb4+D5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3

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 Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride

What are the letter notes for the Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride 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 F – Gm – F – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride?

The loop is F – Gm – F – Gm (I – ii – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.