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Indian Outlaw: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Tim McGraw

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1994
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Bossa chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Indian Outlaw without reading music. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand bossa chords.

Indian Outlaw accompaniment in letter notes

The Em – D – Em – D loop with power fifths in the left hand and bossa chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3
Bar 2
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 3
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 A6 F#6 D6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LD2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 5
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3
Bar 6
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3
Bar 7
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E2+B2 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3 E3+B3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D2+A2 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3 D3+A3

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 Indian Outlaw

What are the letter notes for the Indian Outlaw 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 – D – Em – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Indian Outlaw?

The loop is Em – D – Em – D (vi – V – vi – V5) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Indian Outlaw in?

G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Indian Outlaw?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Indian Outlaw 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.