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Hunting The Hare: piano accompaniment sheet music
- A major
- 6/8
- 120 BPM
- I–IV–V–I loop
- Medium
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Hunting The Hare written out as piano music: the I – IV – V – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand cradle chords.
Hunting The Hare chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 3 | E | V | E G# B |
| 4 | A | I | A C# E |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: swelling 6/8 (open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the A – D – E – A chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Hunting The Hare
Does the sheet music for Hunting The Hare have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Hunting The Hare?
The loop is A – D – E – A (I – IV – V – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Hunting The Hare in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Hunting The Hare?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hunting The Hare 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.