Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Hedwig’s Lament: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- E minor
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1999
- 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 Hedwig’s Lament without reading music. The left hand plays breaking wave (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
The opening of Hedwig’s Lament 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.
Hedwig’s Lament accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – Cdim – Em – Em – C#m7 loop with breaking wave 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.
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Questions about Hedwig’s Lament
What are the letter notes for the Hedwig’s Lament 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 Em – Cdim – Em – Em – C#m7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Hedwig’s Lament?
The loop is Em – Cdim – Em – Em – C#m7 (i – vi° – i – vi7 – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Hedwig’s Lament in?
E minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hedwig’s Lament?
Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hedwig’s Lament easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Hedwig’s Lament?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening 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.