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I Giorni: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Ludovico Einaudi

  • D major
  • 3/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 2001
  • Medium
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Left hand Lullaby rippleThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 I Giorni without reading music. The left hand plays lullaby ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of I Giorni 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.

Bar 1
D
RF#4 G4 F#4 G4
Lrest
Bar 2
D
RA4 F#4 G4 F#4 G4
LD3 A3 D4 A3 D4 A3
Bar 3
A
RA4 F#4 G4 F#4 G4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 A3 E3
Bar 4
Bm
RA4 D4 F#4 A4 D4 F#4
LB2 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3

I Giorni accompaniment in letter notes

The D – D – A – Bm loop with lullaby ripple in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 2
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 3
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 A3 E3
Bar 4
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4 F#4 B4 D5 F#5 B5 D6 F#6 B6
LB2 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3
Bar 5
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 6
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3 A2 D3 A2
Bar 7
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 E3 A3 E3 A3 E3
Bar 8
Bm
RB3+D4+F#4
LB2 F#3 B3 F#3 B3 F#3

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 I Giorni

What are the letter notes for the I Giorni 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 D – D – A – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Giorni?

The loop is D – D – A – Bm (I – V – vi – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is I Giorni in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in I Giorni?

Lullaby ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Giorni 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.

Can I hear the real melody of I Giorni?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.